Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus amoenus Fenzl sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Pug. Pl. Nov. Syr.: 4 (1842) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 8-14, 2-3mm long, shortly white hirsute, elliptic, inflorescence compact, spherical, 10-20-flowered spike, in fruit elongate, flowers 12-14mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus amoenus ssp. squalidus (Boiss. & Noë) Ponert Astragalus chloroxanthinus (Freyn & Bornm.) Ponert Astragalus demissus Boiss. & Heldr. Astragalus squalidus Boiss. & Noë Astragalus squalidus var. chloroxanthinus Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus wettsteinianus Freyn & Sint. Tragacantha amoena (Fenzl) Kuntze Tragacantha squalida (Boiss. & Noë) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |