Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus susianus Boiss. sect. Campylanthus |
Synonyms | Astragalus acutus Bunge |
Astragalus brevirhachis Tietz & Zarre | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | stipules vaginate-connate, triangular, acuminate, leaflets minute, 9-10pairs, complicate, ovate, obtuse, sericeous, flowers in dense oval heads, calyx densely white hirsute |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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