Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus lilacinus Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 42 (1849) |
Native Range | nw. & n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | appresed grey sericeous, stipules membranous, connate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, elliptic-linear, acute, flowers in dense, ovoid head, bracts linear, calyx appresed hirsute |
Size | 10-20cm |
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 | Astragalus strictipes Bornm. Tragacantha lilacina (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |