Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus erinaceus C.Presl sect. Tragacantha |
Bibliography | Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 487 (1845) |
Native Range | c. & s. Greece |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 6-10pairs, narrowly elliptic, densely appresed hirsute, entire, acute, flowers 3-5 in raceme, calyx black hirsute, corolla 1-2cm, pod white hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 angustifolius ssp. erinaceus (C.Presl) Brullo & al. Astragalus tymphresteus var. peloponnesiacus Bornm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |