Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus glaux L. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Synonyms | Astragalus capitatus Lam. |
Astragalus clusii Bubani | |
Astragalus granatensis Lange | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, leaflets 23-31, subsessile, opposite and alternate, oblong-linear, obtuse, villose, 4-5mm long, flowers sessile in ovoid, dense spike |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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