Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus argyrostachyus Boiss. sect. Campylanthus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 41 (1846) |
Native Range | sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2300m |
Description | grey hirsute, stipules triangular-ovate, ciliate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, flat, obovate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in dense, pedunculate, conical head, bracts ovate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | 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 | Tragacantha argyrostachya (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |