Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus rubriflorus Bunge sect. Hymenostegis |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg. Sér. 7. 11(16): 67 (1868) |
Native Range | n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stipules lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, leaflets 4-5 pairs, minute, narrowly linear-oblong, acuminate, glabrous, flowers in shortly pedicellate, lax, oblong spike |
Size | 10-20cm |
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 rubriflora (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |