Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus surugensis Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Anthylloidei |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 402 (1872) |
Native Range | n. Syria to se. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | acaulescent, softly grey hirsute, stipules rigid, lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets approximate, 20-25 pairs, ovate, flowers in dense oblong head, calyx ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |