Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus elatus Boiss. & Balansa sect. Alupecuroidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 57 (1859) |
Native Range | c. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1500-1600m |
Description | white hirsute, stipules green, linear, leaves 8-15cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 12-15 pairs, elliptic to ovate, rounded, adaxially glabrous, racemes 2-3, subsessile |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus karasarensis Podlech Tragacantha alidaghensis Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |