Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum micropterum Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Synonyms | Hedysarum wrightianum Aitch. & Baker |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaflets 5-7 pairs, narrowly linear to elliptic-linear, 18-25mm, flowers 20-30 in sparse raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long, pod softly hirsute |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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