Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cemerinus Beck sect. Microphysa |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 337 (1886) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1100-2100m |
Description | stipules yellow-white, leaves 2-10cm, leaflets 4-9 pairs, remote, 2-15mm, thick, complicate, hirsute, inflorescence dense, many flowered, 4-8cm long, corolla 1cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | deep purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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) |