Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus xerophiloides Podlech & Ekici sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Sendtnera 8: 158 (2002) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves 1-3cm, petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, 3-7mm, obtuse, white hirsute, flowers 7-12 in compact, spherical raceme |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | summer |
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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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |