Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lepidus Podlech sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 27: 57 (1988) |
Native Range | c. Iran (Esfahan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2100m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 11-17 pairs, 3-8mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially adpressed hirsute, complicate, inflorescence subsessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla to 3cm |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | yellow, turning purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |