Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum kopetdaghi Boriss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 82 (1947) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | stipules membranous, leaflets 5-7 pairs, remote, 15-30mm long, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, appresed hirsute, flowers in raceme, pod shortly pubescent |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum bojnordense Ranjbar & Joharchi |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |