Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus reuterianus Boiss. sect. Microphysa |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 71 (1843) |
Native Range | sw. & c. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | densely tomentose lanate, long spinose, stipules triangular, tomentose, leaflets 6-7 pairs, obovate, obtuse, flowers in ovate-oblong, dense head, bracts ovate, minute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus khayamicus Parsa Tragacantha reuteriana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |