Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus curviflorus Boiss. sect. Leucocercis |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 67 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | appresed hirsute, erinaceous, stipules triangular-subulate, petioles spinose, leaflets 5-6 pairs, oblong, tipped with yellow spine, raceme shortly pedunculate, lax, short |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha curviflora (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |