Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus maurus (Humbert & Maire) Pau sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Exsicc. Iter. Marocc. [P.Font i Quer] 1929: no. 271 (1930) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 20-35cm, 9-17-jugate, leaflets elliptic to ovate, rounded, densely sericeous-hirsute, inflorescence subsessile, 2-3-flowered, corolla 3cm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 exscapus ssp. maurus Humbert & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |