Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus pseudobuchtormensis Širj. & Rech.f. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Anz. Österr. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 90: 183 (1953) |
Native Range | w. Afghanistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 700-1900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets broadly elliptic or ovate, rounded, 2-5mm, flowers in shortly pedunculate raceme, flowers 2-3cm long, pod 1-3cm, oblong, hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus aitchisonii Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus buchtormensis var. pseudobuchtormensis (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Astragalus macropelmatus ssp. pseudobuchtormensis (Širj. & Rech.f.) Podlech Astragalus subconduplicatus Ali Astragalus turbat-haidariensis Širj. & Rech.f. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |