Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus aegobromus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boisiier] 9: 74 (1849) |
Native Range | n. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-3600m |
Description | glabrous, leaflets 9-12 pairs, large, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flowers 4-6, 20-22mm long, in short raceme, pod pubescent, coriaceous, 2-3cm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
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 aegobromus f. caulescens Bornm. Astragalus aegobromus var. hirtus Boiss. Astragalus aegobromus var. longiscapus Bornm. Astragalus argillosus Manden. Astragalus derbendicus Bunge Astragalus kuhikakaschanicus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus ramianensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus rugosus var. humilis Parsa Astragalus sultanabadenensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus torrentum Bunge Astragalus torrentum var. ciliatus Grossh. Astragalus torrentum var. gracilis Grossh. Astragalus torrentum var. trichocarpus Grossh. Tragacantha aegobroma (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze Tragacantha derbendica (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha torrentum (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |