Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | sparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, leaflets 6 pairs, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in lax raceme, pod erect, white setose, oblong, mucronate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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
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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