| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. sect. Hemiphragmium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. 2: 637 (1779) |
| Native Range | European Mountains |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-3200m |
| Description | hirsute, leaflets 4-8 pairs, elliptic to oval-lanceolate, flowers in lax, pedunculate raceme, pod oblong-ovoid, ventricose, glabrous |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white with violet tips |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalina australis (L.) Bubani Astragaloides australis (L.) Medik. Astragalus australis var. balmaeus Beauverd Astragalus australis var. bucsecsi (Jáv.) Gusul. Astragalus australis var. canescens Beuaverd Astragalus australis var. cenisia Gaudin Astragalus australis ssp. gerardii (Vill.) Arcang. Astragalus australis f. gerardii (Vill.) Rouy Astragalus australis var. glaberrimus Kotula Astragalus australis var. glabrescens Wohlf. Astragalus australis var. incanus Kotula Astragalus australis ssp. krajinae (Domin) Domin Astragalus australis var. minor Rouy Astragalus australis var. rubra Gaudin Astragalus australis f. simonkaianus Gusul. Astragalus bucegii Prodán Astragalus chorinensis f. sericea Kjellm. Astragalus gerardii (Vill.) Janka Astragalus helveticus (Hartmann) O.Schwarz Astragalus krajinae Domin Astragalus majellensis A.Huet ex Nyman Colutea australis (L.) Lam. Colutea glabra (Clarion.) Poir. Phaca australis L. Phaca australis var. cenisia Gaudin Phaca australis ssp. gerardii (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens Phaca australis var. rubra Gaudin Phaca gerardii Vill. Phaca glabra Simonk. Phaca halleri Vill. Phaca helvetica Hartmann Phaca magellensis A.Huet ex Bunge Tragacantha australis (L.) Kunzte |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |
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