Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sitiens Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 126 (1868) |
Native Range | Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules minute, lanceolate, leaflets 1-2pairs, long, oblong-linear, raceme lax, 10-15-flowered, bracts small, calyx white hirsute, pod pendent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 angustatus ssp. subtrijugus Bornm. Tragacantha sitiens (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |