Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kentrophyllus Podlech sect. Leucocercis |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-1300m |
Description | spinose, stipules pale yellow, leaves 5-12cm, leaflets 4-5 pairs, coriaceous, elliptic to obovate, 4-7, acuminate, appresed hirsute, racemes laxly 3-flowered, corolla 13mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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