Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus coarctatus Trautv. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 4: 365 (1876) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-6 pairs, 5-7mm, oblong, on both faces hirsute, inflorescence spherical, with 5-10 sessile flowers, corolla 27-30mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
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 coarctata (Trautv.) Greuter |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |