| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sempervirens Lam. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 320 (1783) |
| Native Range | n. Spain to Alps, Apennines, Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2800m |
| Description | stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 6-10 pairs, linear-oblong, pungent, shortly and softly lanate, flowers few in subsessile capitate raceme, pod oblong |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pale purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus aristatus L‘Hér. Astragalus aristatus var. canescens Guss. Astragalus aristatus var. cephalonicus (C.Presl) Boiss. Astragalus aristatus var. densiflorus Guss. Astragalus cephalonicus C.Presl Astragalus cephalonicus Fisch. Astragalus nevadensis var. catalaunicus (Braun-Blanq.) P.Monts. Astragalus nevadensis ssp. catalaunicus Braun-Blanq. Astragalus sempervirens ssp. alpinus Pignatti Astragalus sempervirens ssp. catalaunicus (Braun-Blanq.) M.Laínz Astragalus sempervirens var. catalaunicus (Braun-Blanq.) P.Monts. Astragalus sempervirens ssp. cephalonicus (C.Presl) Aschers. & Graebn. Astragalus sempervirens ssp. gussonei Pignatti Astragalus sempervirens var. gussonei (Pignatti) Gargano & Peruzzi Astragalus sempervirens var. major Rouy Phaca aristata (L‘Hér.) Clairv. Phaca tragacantha All. Tragacantha aristata (L‘Hér.) Steven Tragacantha cephalonica (C.Presl) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy) |
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