Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus susianus Boiss. sect. Campylanthus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 64 (1843) |
Native Range | w. & sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | stipules vaginate-connate, triangular, acuminate, leaflets minute, 9-10pairs, complicate, ovate, obtuse, sericeous, flowers in dense oval heads, calyx densely white hirsute |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 acutus Bunge Astragalus brevirhachis Tietz & Zarre Tragacantha acuta (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha susiana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |