Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus brevipes Bunge sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 99 (1868) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | long grey hirsute, leaves short, leaflets 3-4-pairs, oblong-linear, obtuse, flowers in oblong head, bracts oblong-triangular, calyx tubular |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 conspicuus Boriss. Tragacantha brevipes (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |