Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus szovitsii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Anthylloidei |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 473 (1853) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 15-25 pairs, small, oval, obtuse, flowers in dense ovoid raceme, pod ovoid, appressed pubescent |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
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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 szovitsii (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |