Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus emarginatus Labill. sect. Dasyphyllium |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Syr. 1: 19 (1791) |
Native Range | ne. Iraq to s. Lebanon and sw. Syria |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2150m |
Description | grey-yellow tomentose, stipules connate, oblong-lanceolate, leaves in outline linear, leaflets broadly linear-oblong, shallowly retuse, flowers in dense, ovate-oblong head |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alopecias emarginatus (Labill.) Steven Astragalus barukanus Eig Astragalus emarginatus var. brevilabris Eig Tragacantha emarginata (Labill.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria) |