Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus citrinus Bunge sect. Erionotus |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 34 (1869) |
Native Range | Turkmenistan and Afghanistan and n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | hirsute, acaulescent, leaflets approximate, 15-22 pairs, oblong, obtuse, stipules obtuse, ciliate, flowers shortly pedunculate, solitary, calyx hirsute, lobes linear |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | white, yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus angustidens Freyn & Sint. Astragalus angustidens var. retusefoliolatus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus subangustidens V.A.Nikitin Tragacantha citrina (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |