Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lurorum Bornm. sect. Microphysa |
Synonyms | Astragalus durudensis Širj. & Rech.f. |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 4-11 pairs, remote, greenish, complicate, elliptic, sparsely hirsute, inflorescence dense, manyflowered, 3-7cm, corolla 5-6mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow-white, pale purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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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