Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus subalpinus Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 69 (1860) |
Native Range | ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules short, lanceolate, leaflets 10-13pairs, minute, approximate, ovate-orbiculate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers 3-5 on short scape, bracts oblong |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Tragacantha subalpina (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |