Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya astragalina Jaub. & Spach trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 94 (1842) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | sericeous, leaflets 4-7 pairs, approximate, rhombic-oblong, obtuse or retuse, stipules triangular-oblong, acute, flowers solitary, 20mm long |
Size | 4-9cm |
Color | yellowish violet |
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, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |