Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bruguieri Boiss. sect. Poterion |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 102 (1849) |
Native Range | Iran to Syria and se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1500m |
Description | spines whitish, leaflets 2-3-pairs, glabrous, carnose, large, obovate or cuneate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx glabrous, spherical, pod ovate |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 chlamydophorus Bornm. Tragacantha bruguieri (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |