Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus vanillae Boiss. sect. Chronopus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 60 (1843) |
Native Range | Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | appresed white hirsute, stipules short, acuminate, leaflets 20-25 pairs, ovate, obtuse, complicate, flowers large, 2-3, in shortly pedunculate raceme, pod strigose, lunulate |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 arakansis Parsa Tragacantha vanillae (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |