Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus caudiculosus Boiss. & A.Huet sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 2: 25 (1856) |
Native Range | ec. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | appresed grey sericeous, stipules membranous, leaflets minute, approximate, 6-7 pairs, obovate-oblong, obtuse, flowers few in dense, spherical head, pod white hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | 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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus xerophilus ssp. caudiculosus (Boiss. & A.Huet) Ponert Tragacantha caudiculosa (Boiss. & A.Huet) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |