Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nevadensis Boiss. sect. Adiaspastus |
Synonyms | Astragalus giennensis Heywood |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 6-9 pairs, linear-oblanceolate, sparsely hirsute, flowers 4-8 in raceme, pod ovoid, densely hirsute |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose 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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
nevadensis muticus (Pau) Zarre & Podlech, Syst. Revis. Astragalus sect. [S.Zarre-Mobarakeh] 96 (1998)
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