Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ordubadensis Grossh. sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 222 (1927) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucaus to nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-800m |
Description | acaulescent, taproot, leaves 10-16cm, petioles hard, persistent, leaflets 5-8 pairs, remote, minute, elliptic, hirsute, raceme remotely 3-4-flowered, flowers 18-20mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |