Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus surugensis Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Anthylloidei |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | acaulescent, softly grey hirsute, stipules rigid, lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets approximate, 20-25 pairs, ovate, flowers in dense oblong head, calyx ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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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