Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus antabicus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
Synonyms | Astragalus anamurensis Sümbül |
Astragalus dueluekensis Širj. & Rech.f. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets glabrous, spines long, stipules triangular, long acuminate, ciliate, leaflets remote, 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, long spinose, flowers 3-5, axillary |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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