Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum atropatanum Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, orbiculate-elliptic or oblong, 1cm, densely silvery hirsute, mucronulate, flowers 10-15 in elongate raceme, corolla 15mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) 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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