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Onobrychis cornuta (L.) Desv. trib. Hedysareae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOnobrychis cornuta (L.) Desv. trib. Hedysareae
BibliographyJ. Bot. Agric. 3: 81 (1814)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Turkey and n. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-3300m
Descriptionhorridus, appresed hirsute or sericeous, leaflets 2-4-pairs, linear-lanceolate, acute, flowers few, calyx hirsute, lobes lanceolate, pod suborbiculate
Size20-30cm
Colorpink, purple, white
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsDendrobrychis cornuta (L.) Galushko
Hedysarum cornutum L.
Onobrychis cornuta var. alba Ghahr. & Mozaff.
Onobrychis cornuta var. elbursensis Širj. & Rech.f.
Onobrychis cornuta f. grandiflora Širj.
Onobrychis cornuta var. jesdiana Boiss. & Buhse
Onobrychis cornuta f. jesdiana (Boiss. & Buhse) Širj.
Onobrychis cornuta f. litvinovii Širj.
Onobrychis cornuta f. pulvillus (Trautv.) Širj.
Onobrychis cornuta f. sericea Širj.
Onobrychis cornuta f. villosa Širj. & Nábělek
Onobrychis iranica Hausskn. ex Bornm.
Onobrychis korshinskyi Vassilcz.
Onobrychis orientalis J.St.-Hil.
Onobrychis pulvillus Trautv.
Onobrychis tragacanthoides DC.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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