Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bracteosus Boiss. & Noë sect. Laxiflori |
Synonyms | Astragalus butleri Post & Beauverd |
Astragalus laxiflorus Boiss. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | white strigose, stipules long, lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 15-22 pairs, oblong-linear, revolute, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, flowers in sessile cylindrical raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 (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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