Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum micropterum Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 523 (1872) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 5-7 pairs, narrowly linear to elliptic-linear, 18-25mm, flowers 20-30 in sparse raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long, pod softly hirsute |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum wrightianum Aitch. & Baker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |