Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus curvipes Trautv. sect. Erionotus |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada, reimpr. 9(2): 12 (1885) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-2500m |
Description | leaves 8-15cm, petioles persistent, leaflets 24-32 pairs, oval, 3-5mm, obtuse, mucronulate, abaxially long hirsute, flowers 1-3 amongst leaves, corolla 2-3cm, pod oval, lanate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
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 curvipes var. transitorus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus supralanatus Freyn |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |