Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum elymaiticum Boiss. & Hausskn. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 517 (1872) |
Native Range | Iran to n. Iraq |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | sparsely hirsute, pale green, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 1-3 pairs, carnose, obovate, obtuse, stipules minute, raceme lax, few flowered, calyx lobes lanceolate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |