Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus submaculatus Boriss. sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 53 (1947) |
Native Range | sw. Turkmenistan to nw. Afghanistan and ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-2000m |
Description | silvery grey hirsute, taproot, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 6-11 pairs, remote, orbiculate, 2-6mm, obtuse, raceme 3-6-flowered, flowers 20-24mm, pod white hirsute, 3cm long |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |