Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus jodostachys Boiss. & Buhse |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 60 (1860) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sparsely grey hirsute, leaves 7-12-jugate, oblong-linear, obtuse, flowers in oblong, elongate raceme, bracts lanceolate, calyx white and black hirsute, pod cylindrical |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | violet |
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 | Astragalus stevenianus ssp. gevasicus Ponert Astragalus stevenianus ssp. jodostachys (Boiss. & Buhse) Ponert Tragacantha jodostachys (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |