Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 475 (1872) |
Native Range | nw. & w. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-2400 |
Description | sparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, leaflets 6 pairs, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in lax raceme, pod erect, white setose, oblong, mucronate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Tragacantha micrancistra (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |