Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus teheranicus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 9: 44 (1849) |
Native Range | Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1100-1600m |
Description | appresed silvery-grey hirsute, stipules minute, lanceolate, connate, leaflets approximate, 4-6 pairs, minute, oblong, complicate, flowers few in spherical head |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Tragacantha teheranica (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |