Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ermineus V.A.Matthews sect. Anthylloidei |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3600m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 8-11 pairs, 2-3mm, elliptic, appressed hirsute, flowers 3-5 in dense spike, calyx ventricose, sparsely black and white hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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