Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya kopetdaghensis Boriss. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 11: 402 (1941) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | patule silvery hirsute, leaves imparipinnate, 5-9cm, leaflets 4-5 pairs, elliptic, obtuse or truncate, 5-10mm, flowers solitary, large, calyx tubular, sepals unequal |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | yellowish violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |