Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus penetratus Maasoumi sect. Brachylobium |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3200m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules minute, densely hirsute, leaves 4cm, leaflets 3-4-pairs, narrowly elliptic, 7-10mm, shortly appresed hirsute, raceme subsessile, 3-5-flowered |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
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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