Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus eriostylus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 316 (1872) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves 3-5cm, 4-7-jugate, rachis thorny, leaflets 5-10mm, elliptic, sparsely appresed hirsute, flowers sessile of 1-3 in axils of leaves, to 1cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Astracantha eriostyla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astracantha florulenta (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astragalus brachycalyx ssp. eriostylus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Zarre Astragalus brachycalyx var. muticus Širj. Astragalus florulentus Boiss. & Hausskn. Tragacantha eriostyla (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |