Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus venulosus Boiss. sect. Rhabdotus |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | subacaulescent, grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 12-15 pairs, oblong, shortly mucronate, flowers in short, dense ovoid head, bracts oblong, pod coriaceous, sessile |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
venulosus iraqensis Podlech, Sendtnera 6: 167 (1999)
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