Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus declinatus Willd. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1294 (1802) |
Native Range | nw. & n. Iran to n. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | procumbent, leaflets oblong, obtuse, pilose, flowers 5-8 in compact, shortly pedunculate raceme, pod oblong, acute, hirsute |
Size | 8-15cm |
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 badamliensis Khalilov Astragalus declinatus var. subglaber Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus pinetorum ssp. declinatus (Kuntze) Podlech Astragalus samamensis Boiss. & Buhse Astragalus tragacanthoides Lam. Astragalus utriger f. ovatus DC. Myobroma albana Steven Myobroma lignosa Steven Tragacantha declinata Kuntze Tragacantha samamensis (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |