Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus termeanus Maassoumi & Podlech sect. Malacothrix |
Bibliography | Iran. J. Bot. 4: 87 (1988) |
Native Range | se. Iran, Oman |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | stipules membranous, leaves 4-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, elliptic, 4-11mm, acute, adaxially glabrous, abaxially shortly hirsute, flowers numerous in head |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | rose, violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 35 Arabian Peninsula (OMA Oman) |