Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sarae Eig sect. Malacothrix |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 9cm, petiolate, leaflets 9-11 pairs, obtuse, 8mm, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially appresed hirsute, inflorescence dense, corolla 2cm |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 (Iraq) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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