Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bicolor Lam. sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 317 (1783) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3100m |
Description | leaves 3-12cm long, leaflets 8-15 pairs, narrowly elliptic, velutinous, flowers 15-25 in spherical or ovoid spike, calyx campanulate, corolla 14-22mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 karputanus var. huetianus Boiss. & Noë Astragalus subacaulis Bunge Macrosema bicolor (Lam.) Steven Tragacantha bicolor (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha subacaulis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |