Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pseudotortuosus Tietz & Zarre sect. Anthylloidei |
Bibliography | Sendtnera 1: 263 (1993) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1400-1700m |
Description | procumbent, ramose, leaves 6-15-jugate, leaflets 1-5mm, thick, complicate, elliptic to orbiculate, rounded, racemes lax, 2-5-flowered, amongst leaves, densely hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | ochreous yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |