Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus gevashensis D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews sect. Adiaspastus |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-2600m |
Description | leaves white hirsute, rachis spinose, leaflets 5-8 pairs, 5-10mm long, narrowly elliptic, mucronate, inflorescence spherical, 15-30-flowered, flowers 17-19mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish 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 (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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