Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus antilibani Bunge sect. Malacothrix |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2000m |
Description | subacaulescent, green, stipules vaginate-connate, leaflets 12-14 pairs, oblong, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, flowers in oblong raceme, pod white lanate |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | yellowish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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