Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Ebenus bourgaei Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 554 (1872) |
Native Range | sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1400m |
Description | appressed grey-white hirsute, leaves 1-2-jugate, leaflets linear-lanceolate to elliptic, acute, 7-17mm, floral heads broadly ovoid, flowers 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ebenidium bourgaei (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |