Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sosnowskyi Grossh. sect. Hymenostegis |
Bibliography | Fl. Kavkaza 2: 299 (1930) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 5-10 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, revolute, appressed grey pubescent, apically with short yellow spine, inflorescence dense, oval, flowers 17-18mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Astragalus sonamarensis Schischk. Astragalus tanae Sosn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |