Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus arguricus Bunge sect. Onobrychoidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus kozlovskyi Grossh. |
Astragalus zourabadensis Zarre & Podlech | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-1800m |
Description | cinereous sparsely hirsute, leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 10-14 pairs, ovate, green, raceme ovoid, flowers 20-25mm, pod erect, oblong, black and white setose-hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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