Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus wulfenii W.D.J.Koch sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 207 (1843) |
Native Range | ne. Italy to Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-350m |
Description | leaves glaucous, 3-7cm, 7-20-jugate, leaflets obovate or ovate, 5-10mm, flowers in oblong, sparse raceme, pod shortly hirsute, elongate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | red, violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus dalmaticus Bunge ex Nyman Astragalus illyricus Bernh. Astragalus illyricus var. brachyceras Beck Astragalus illyricus var. dinaricus Beck Astragalus illyricus var. microphyllus Marches. Astragalus illyricus var. soyeri (Buchinger ex Bunge) Beck Astragalus illyricus var. wulfenii (W.D.J.Koch) Beck Astragalus incurvus Rchb. Astragalus incurvus var. macroceras W.D.J.Koch Astragalus monspessulanus var. brachyceras (Beck) Asch. & Graebn. Astragalus monspessulanus var. dinaricus Rchb.f. & Beck Astragalus monspessulanus ssp. illyricus (Bernh.) Chater Astragalus monspessulanus ssp. wulfenii (W.D.J.Koch) Arcang. Astragalus sanguinolentus var. illyricus (Bernh.) Regel Astragalus soyeri Buchinger ex Bunge Astragalus spruneri var. glabrescens Pančić Tragacantha soyeri (Buchinger ex Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha wulfenii (W.D.J.Koch) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |