Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Cicer tragacanthoides Jaub. & Spach trib. Cicereae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | shortly glandular-hirsute, leaves 7-10cm, tipped with spine, leaflets 6-10 pairs, obovate, truncate, finely dentate, 8-10mm long, peduncles shorter than leaves, 1-flowered |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months 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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