Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nurensis Boiss. & Buhse sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 58 (1860) |
Native Range | n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-2700m |
Description | adpressed hirsute, stipules minute, ovate, at base connate, leaflets 9-12 pairs, minute, obcordate, flowers in dense, ovate head, pod white hirsute, shortly stipitate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | violet, purple |
Bloom | late 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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus asterabadensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus haematinus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus nurensis var. melanotrichus Bornm. & Gauba Astragalus viciifolius var. haematinus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Tragacantha nurensis (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |