Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus gompholobium Benth. ex Bunge sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 39 (1868) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to sw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets subsessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, adaxially glabrous, abaxially tomentose, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 2cm, pod globular |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus adraskanensis Podlech Astragalus bizgensis Rech.f. Astragalus magnus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus pseudasterothrix Hand-.Mazz. Astragalus sultani Ali Tragacantha gompholobium (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |