Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium ornithopodioides Jaub. & Spach trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 116 (1842) |
Native Range | Iran to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stems ramose, hirsute, leaves ternate, petiolate, leaflets 1cm, obovate, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pilose, flowers 1-4 in pedunculate raceme, pod to 2cm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium roseum ssp. ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Jafri & Ali Argyrolobium roseum var. ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Motetee Genista ornithopodioides (Jaub. & Spach) Briq. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |