Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus trifoliolatus Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 48 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Iran to Syria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules short, vaginate-connate, leaflets 3-7pairs, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, flowers 2-5 in axillary raceme, bracts minute, pod cylindrical, patent |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Astragalus mossulensis Bunge Astragalus mossulensis var. complicatus Eig Astragalus mossulensis var. multiflorus Eig Astragalus olginii Bunge Astragalus pseudomossulensis Nábělek Tragacantha mossulensis (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha olginii (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha trifoliolata (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria) |