Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus apollineus Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 27 (1856) |
Native Range | Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2200m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, elliptic to oblong, obtuse or truncate, hirsute, flowers 8-15 in lax raceme, ca. 2cm long, pod linear, acute, hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 longipes Boiss. & Heldr. Tragacantha apollinea (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |