Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus microrchis Barbey sect. Trachycercis |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 21: 95 (1883) |
Native Range | sw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1600-2000m |
Description | leaves 4-5cm, leaflets 8-11 pairs, 5-7mm long, elliptic, sericeous, inflorescence subsessile, 5-15-flowered raceme, calyx white appressed hirsute, flowers 17-22mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |