Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus mucronifolius Boiss. sect. Leucocercis |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 68 (1843) |
Native Range | s. & c. Iran |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | grey sericeous, stipules triangular, hirsute, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, obovate, tipped with spine, raceme lax, 4-5-flowered, pod ovate, glabrous, acuminate |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus mucronifolius f. brevidentatus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Astragalus mucronifolius var. brevidentatus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus taftanicus Parsa Astragalus taftanicus var. multiflorus Parsa Tragacantha mucronifolia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |