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Hedysarum elymaiticum Boiss. & Hausskn. trib. Hedysareae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesHedysarum elymaiticum Boiss. & Hausskn. trib. Hedysareae
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 517 (1872)
Native RangeIran to n. Iraq
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, pale green, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 1-3 pairs, carnose, obovate, obtuse, stipules minute, raceme lax, few flowered, calyx lobes lanceolate
Size20-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq)
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