Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus modestus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Caprini 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus modestus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Caprini
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-3800m
Descriptionglabrous, acaulescent, leaflets 16-17 pairs, small, elliptic, obtuse, stipules ovate-oblong, flowers shortly pedicellate amongst leaves, calyx glabrous, pod minute
Size3-8cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iran)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Astragalus modestus Boiss. & Hohen., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 9: 75 (1849)

Synonyms:
Tragacantha modesta (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze

n. Iran
34 IRN

2200-3800m

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