Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis argyrea Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 107 (1849) |
Native Range | nw. Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 700-1500m |
Description | appresed silvery sericeous, leaflets 2-3-pairs, ovate-orbiculate, obtuse, mucronulate, raceme long, calyx sericeous, lobes lanceolate, pod falcate, stipitate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Onobrychis argyrea f. acuminata Širj. Onobrychis argyrea f. grandiflora Širj. Onobrychis argyrea f. simplicior Širj. Onobrychis ornata Ledeb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |