Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ochrochlorus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 9: 83 (1849) |
Native Range | w. & nc. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3100m |
Description | stipules free, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, ciliate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, minute, spinose, complicate, glabrous, green, flowers few in axillary sessile fascicles |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | lilac, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Astracantha ochrochlora (Boiss. & Hohen.) Greuter Astragalus farmanfarmajanii Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus farmanfarmajanii var. flavus Širj. Tragacantha ochrochlora (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |