Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus comosus Bunge sect. Malacothrix |
Synonyms | Astragalus idoneus Maassoumi & Podlech |
Astragalus indomitus Maassoumi | |
Astragalus leshanensis Maassoumi | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves 5-9cm long, leaflets 9-13 pairs, narrowly oblong, sparsely hirsute, flowers in lax, cylindrical raceme, calyx densely white hirsute, corolla 18-24mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet, whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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