Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus gypsaceus Beck sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 51: 334 (1886) |
Native Range | w. & n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2000m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules very broad, whitish, leaves 7-20cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, remote, narrowly elliptic to ovate, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence shortly pedunculate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |