Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sahendi Buhse ex Fisch. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 415 (1853) |
Native Range | e. Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2400m |
Description | spinose, leaflets 8-10 pairs, sparsely hirsute, oblong, attenuate, acerose-acuminate, stipules connate, ciliate, flowers 4-6 in raceme, sessile amongst upper leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 ssahendii Boiss. Tragacantha sahendi (Buhse ex Fisch.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |