Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus johannis Boiss. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 41 (1846) |
Native Range | Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-4000m |
Description | adpressed hirsute, green, subacaulescent, petioles long, rigid, persistent, leaflets 15-20 pairs, alternate, linear, obtuse, racemes pedunculate, 5-10-flowered, pod lanate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 johannis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |