Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus karl-heinzii Maassoumi sect. Hymenostegis |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-2100m |
Description | stipules membranous, vaginate-connate, glabrous, leaves 7-8cm, 8-jugate, linear to narrowly elliptic, acuminate, acerose, hirsute, raceme cylindrical, densely many flowered |
Size | 10-22cm |
Color | purple-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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