Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus decurrens Boiss. sect. Laxiflori |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 40 (1846) |
Native Range | nw. Iraq to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | hirsute, stipules large, triangular-lanceolate, leaflets 30-40 pairs, pectinate, crowded, oblong, obtuse, 10-15mm, floral heads lax, oblong-cylindrical, 6-9cm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Astragalus decurrens ssp. dichroanthus (Freyn & Sint.) Ponert Astragalus dichroanthus Freyn & Sint. Astragalus edmondii (Kuntze) E.Sheld. Astragalus elegantulus Greene Astragalus pectinatus Boiss. Tragacantha decurrens (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha edmondii Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |