Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hymenostegis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Hymenostegis |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 448 (1853) |
Native Range | nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, long acuminate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate, shortly spinose, flowers in densely hirsute, cylindrical raceme, bracts cordate |
Size | 12-18cm |
Color | ochre |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus jaldiyanensis Ranjbar Tragacantha hymenostegis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |