Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus uraniolimneus Boiss. sect. Hymenostegis |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 380 (1872) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3000m |
Description | leaflets 3-4 pairs, oblong, flat, apically with spine, 7-9mm, inflorescence shortly oval, 5-10-flowered, flowers 14-16mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 lagopoides Bunge Astragalus woronowii Bornm. Tragacantha uraniolimnea (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |