Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus cadmicus Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 44 (1843) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | caulescent, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 5-9 pairs, 3-10mm, linear-elliptic, sericeous, flowers in compact, spherical, 4-10-flowered spike, corolla 15-20mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rich violet |
Bloom | spring, early 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 euphraticus Freyn Astragalus pestalozzae Boiss. Tragacantha cadmica (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |