Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus gaudanensis B.Fedtsch. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 2: 51 (1921) |
Native Range | Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-16cm, petiolate, leaflets 14-20 pairs, lanceolate-oblong, rounded, abaxially shortly hirsute, flowers 2-3, subsessile amongst leaves, corolla 18-19mm |
Size | 9-16cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |