Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus schottianus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 5: 89 (1856) |
Native Range | s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 6-13mm, narrowly elliptic, spinose, tomentose, flowers of 4, sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, corolla 18-24mm long |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | pink |
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 kutepovii Širj. Astracantha schottiana (Boiss.) Podlech Tragacantha schottiana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |