Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus phrygius Širj. sect. Pterophorus |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-1900m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, rachis spinose, leaflets narrowly elliptic, appressed hirsute, inflorescence spherical, ca. 2cm broad, 10-20-flowered, calyx densely hirsute, corolla 18mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink |
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 |
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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