Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis alba (Waldst. & Kit.) Desv. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Agric. 3: 83 (1814) |
Native Range | c. & s. Italy, s. Romania to n. & c. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | grey sericeous, stems ascendent, leaves 8-jugate, leaflets linear, mucronate, flowers in cylindrical compact spike, calyx lobes subulate, pod suborbiculate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum album Waldst. & Kit. Onobrychis alba var. dalmatica Širj. Onobrychis alba ssp. macedonica Micevski Onobrychis alba var. rhodopea Degen & Dörfl. Onobrychis alba var. striatula (Velen.) Hand.-Mazz. Onobrychis bertiscea Širj. & Rech.f. Onobrychis macedonica Formánek Onobrychis pentelica var. striatula Velen. Onobrychis visianii Borbás |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |