Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dactylocarpus Boiss. sect. Chronopus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 60 (1843) |
Native Range | nw. & n. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | adpressed hirsute, stipules triangular, leaflets 15-25 pairs, small, approximate, obcordate, adaxially glabrous, flowers 2-4 in shortly pedunculate raceme, pod pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 dactylocarpus var. hystriops Nábělek Tragacantha dactylocarpa (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |