Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cymbostegis Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 85 (1868) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | erinaceous, branchlets glabrous, spines yellow, stipules ovate, purple, leaflets 5 pairs, oblong, cuspidate, hirsute, flowers 4-5, axillary, producing sparse, globular head |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Astracantha ambigua (Bunge) Greuter & Burdet Astracantha barbeyana (Post) Podlech Astracantha cymbostegis (Bunge) Podlech Astracantha thiebautii (Eig) Podlech Astragalus akardaghicus Bunge Astragalus ambiguus Bunge Astragalus barbeyanus Post Astragalus haradjanii Eig Astragalus kurdicus var. achyrdaghensis Širj. Astragalus plumosus ssp. akardaghicus (Eig) Ponert Astragalus plumosus var. akardaghicus (Eig) D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews Astragalus stromatodes Bunge Astragalus stromatodes var. microphyllus Post Astragalus thiebautii Eig Tragacantha ambigua (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha cymbostegis (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha stromatodes (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |