Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus tauricola Boiss. sect. Malacothrix |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-3400m |
Description | appresed sericeous, stipules lanceolate, vaginate-connate, leaflets 9-14 pairs, ovate-oblong, acute, flowers in ovate-oblong raceme, pod white lanate, ovoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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 (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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