Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sanctus Boiss. sect. Dissitiflori |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | sericeous-hirsute, stipules minute, triangular, black hirsute, leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong, raceme short, bracts oblong, pod linear, acute, white and black hirsute |
Size | 9-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 , Palestine , Sinai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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