Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus oligophyllus Boiss. sect. Ammodendron |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 47 (1843) |
Native Range | c. & s. Iran to sw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | adpressed grey pubescent, leaves ternate, leaflets linear, flowers 6-7 in lax raceme, bracts ovate, calyx adpressed hirsute, pod sessile, ovoid, densely white hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Tragacantha oligophylla (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |