Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus meyeri Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 88 (1849) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1800m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-5 pairs, 8-12mm, elliptic, tomentose, flowers of 4-5, sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, many flowered, corolla 12-14mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | 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 | Astracantha meyeri (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus compactus C.A.Mey. Tragacantha meyeri (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |