Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus urmiensis Bunge sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 37 (1868) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to nw. & n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Description | softly pubescent, leaflets 8-12 pairs, oblong-linear, revolute, adaxially glabrous, flowers 1-2, ca. 3cm long, pod pedicellate, pubescent, ventricose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus gypsaceus var. angustifolius Bornm. Tragacantha urmiensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |