Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus antiochianus Post sect. Rhacophorus |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 756 (1897) |
Native Range | n. Syria to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 3-4cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-7 pairs, 6-13mm, narrowly elliptic, spinescent, sericeous, flowers sessile of 4, axillary, 13-15mm long, inflorescence ovoid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astracantha antiochiana (Post) Podlech Astragalus flexicaulis Eig Astragalus semaanensis Eig |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |