Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus barba-jovis DC. sect. Rhacophorus |
Synonyms | Astragalus candicans Freyn & Sint. |
Astragalus prantlianus Freyn | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1100-1400m |
Description | erinaceous, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, approximate, minute, oblong, spinose, complicate, tomentose, flowers of 2, axillary, producing globular head |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 |
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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