Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bourgaeanus Coss. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Notes Pl. Crit.: 160 (1852) |
Native Range | e. & se. Spain, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1000m |
Description | leaves 3-6cm long, leaflets 7-15 pairs, elliptic-oblong, emarginate, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, raceme spherical, many flowered, pod cylindric-ovoid, hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple, whitish |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus bourgaeanus var. adpressipilis Maire Astragalus bourgaeanus var. heterotrichus Maire Tragacantha bourgaeana (Coss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |