Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus griseus Boiss. sect. Malacothrix |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 36 (1846) |
Native Range | Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3600m |
Description | subcaulescent, adpressed grey hirsute, leaflets 10-12 pairs, approximate, elliptic-spathulate, obtuse, flowers in spherical heads, calyx and pod white hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 deluensis Bunge Tragacantha deluensis (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha grisea (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |