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Astragalus zurmatensis

Astragalus zurmatensis
Photo: Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, CC BY-SA 4.0

Astragalus zurmatensis is a small, hairy subshrub in the pea family, native to dry temperate ground in northeastern Iran and eastern Afghanistan. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so care advice is general and it is best suited to a dry, sunny, well-drained site.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; it tolerates drought well.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy, lean soil; avoid heavy clay and wet ground.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate conditions; protect from severe frost and waterlogging in winter.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NE. Iran to E. Afghanistan
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus zurmatensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.

Where it grows

Astragalus zurmatensis is native to the temperate biome of north-eastern Iran and eastern Afghanistan. The holotype was collected from Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

Other Astragalus plants

Astragalus aboriginum · Rogue River milkvetch · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus zurmatensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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