Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus zagrosicus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Caprini |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2700-3100m |
Description | glabrous, subacaulescent, leaflets glabrous, shortly petiolate, 10-15 pairs, ovate, obtuse, racemes 4-5-flowered, subsessile, calyx glabrous, pod minute, oval, compressed |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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