Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus demavendicus Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 70 (1860) |
Native Range | n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-2400m |
Description | appresed silvery hirsute, stipules short, triangular, leaves short, leaflets 5-8 pairs, approximate, minute, obovate, flowers 5-12 in capitate raceme, bracts membranous |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus rudbaricus Bunge Tragacantha rudbarica (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha demavendica (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |