Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nevadensis Boiss. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 63 (1843) |
Native Range | s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 6-9 pairs, linear-oblanceolate, sparsely hirsute, flowers 4-8 in raceme, pod ovoid, densely hirsute |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
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 aristatus var. australis Boiss. Astragalus giennensis Heywood Astragalus nevadensis var. granatensis (Braun-Blanq.) P.Monts. Astragalus nevadensis ssp. granatensis Braun-Blanq. Astragalus nevadensis ssp. giennensis (Heywood) Malag. Astragalus sempervirens var. granatensis P.Monts. Astragalus sempervirens ssp. nevadensis (Boiss.) P.Monts. Tragacantha nevadensis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |