Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus balearicus Chater sect. Tragacantha |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1350m |
Description | leaves 1-3cm, petiolate, paripinnate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic or obovate, subglabrous, flowers 1-5 in raceme, calyx tubular, corolla 10-11mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 (Baleares) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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