Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tabrizianus Fisch. sect. Hymenostegis |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 445 (1853) |
Native Range | nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2400m |
Description | grey hirsute, stipules oblong lanceolate, reticulate, leaflets 2-4-pairs, remote, elliptic-lanceolate, spinose, flowers in compact, oblong-cylindrical spike, bracts ovate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Astragalus cordatus Bunge Tragacantha cordata (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha tabriziana (Fisch.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |