Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus fabaceus M.Bieb. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 496 (1819) |
Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2100m |
Description | leaflets 4-6 pairs, large, shortly petiolate, oval or ovate, obtuse, abaxially long softly hirsute, flowers 3-7 in raceme, corolla ca. 25mm long, pod oblong, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus torrentum var. rotundifolius Grossh. Myobroma fabacea (M.Bieb.) Steven Tragacantha fabacea (M.Bieb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |