Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus coluteoides Willd. sect. Anthylloidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus retusus DC. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-3000m |
Description | tomentose, stipules ovate, leaflets 15-20 pairs, flat, ovate, mucronate, flowers in pedunculate, lax head, bracts linear, pod hirsute, ovate, mucronate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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