Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hirsutissimus DC. sect. Dasyphyllium |
Bibliography | Astragalogia: 119 (1802) |
Native Range | Syria |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | acaulescent, densely sericeous, leaves in outline shortly oblong, 9-10-jugate, leaflets oblong, obtuse, complicate, peduncles longer than leaves, flowers in shaggy ovoid heads |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus hybernus Ehrenb. ex Bunge Tragacantha hirsutissima (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |