Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus orbiculatus Ledeb. |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 311 (1831) |
Native Range | ne. Iran to Central Asia and n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems lanate, leaves imparipinnate, 7-10cm, leaflets ca. 1cm, oval, obtuse, pubescent, stipules ovate, flowers in axillary pedunculate raceme, corolla 15mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alopecias orbiculatus (Ledeb.) Steven Astragalus orbicularis Walp. Tragacantha orbiculata (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |