Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Caragana grandiflora DC. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 268 (1825) |
Native Range | ne. Turkey to Central Asia and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 2 pairs, 4-7mm, linear-oblanceolate, apex spinose, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, lobes lanceolate, corolla 18-25mm long, pod acuminate |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aspalathus grandiflorus (M.Bieb.) Kuntze Caragana gracilis K.Koch Caragana grandiflora var. biebersteinii C.K.Schneid. Caragana grandiflora var. pedunculosa Kom. Caragana grandiflora var. songorica Kom. Caragana grandiflora var. stevenii C.K.Schneid. Cytisopsis spinosa Conrath Robinia grandiflora M.Bieb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |