Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus bungeanus Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 436 (1872) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | stipules connate, minute, triangular, leaflets 7-12 pairs, appresed hirsute, oblong-elliptic, flowers in oval heads, calyx appresed hirsute, pod erect |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 aduncus M.Bieb. Astragalus borissovae Grossh. Astragalus kukurttavicus Prokh. Astragalus onobrychioides Bunge Tragacantha adunca (M.Bieb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |