Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus fragrans Willd. sect. Synochreati |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1294 (1802) |
Native Range | Caucasus to c. & e. Turkey and nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 900-3000m |
Description | sparsely hirsute, glaucous, stipules wide, leaflets 7-10 pairs, elliptic-oblong, flowers numerous in ovate head, bracts membranous, ovate, pod narrowly cylindrical |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | greenish yellow, whitish |
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 fragrans var. caulescens Kuntze Astragalus glaber DC. Astragalus kangalicus Kit Tan & Sorger Astragalus resupinatus M.Bieb. Astragalus uncirostris Bogdan Astragalus wilhelmsii Fisch. ex Ledeb. Astragalus xanthinus Freyn & Bornm. Proselias resupinatus (M.Bieb.) Steven Solenotus glaber (DC.) Steven Solenotus resupinatus (M.Bieb.) Steven Tragacantha fragrans (Willd.) Kuntze Tragacantha resupinata (M.Bieb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |