Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus kashafensis Podlech sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 27: 61 (1988) |
Native Range | ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, white hirsute, leaves 8-13cm, leaflets 13-18-pairs, glaucous, 4-8mm, rounded, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence shortly pedunculate, 3-4-flowered. |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |