Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bodeanus Fisch. sect. Anthylloidei |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 435 (1853) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2800m |
Description | subacaulescent, sericeous hirsute, stipules broadly ovate, acute, leaflets 8-12-pairs, elliptic, obtuse, abaxially reticulate, flowers in dense, pedunculate, ovate head |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, 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 bodeana (Fisch.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |