Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus heldreichii Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-1800m |
Description | grey hirsute, stipules connate, ovate, leaves short, leaflets minute, 7-10 pairs, oblong or elliptic, flowers in ovate head, bracts lanceolate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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