Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum atropatanum Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 522 (1872) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, orbiculate-elliptic or oblong, 1cm, densely silvery hirsute, mucronulate, flowers 10-15 in elongate raceme, corolla 15mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum atropatanum var. glabrum Nafisi |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |