Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus touranicus Freitag & Podlech sect. Caprini |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | acaulescent, stipules white, 6-8mm, leaves 10-15cm, 11-13-jugate, leaflets remote, linear-elliptic, acute, complicate, inflorescence subsessile, laxly 2-4-flowered |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow, turning red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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