Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum candidum M.Bieb. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 176 (1808) |
Native Range | Krym to nw. North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | adpressed pubescent, leaflets 2-6 pairs, oblong or elliptic, adaxially silvery pubescent, abaxially sericeous, raceme 15-50 flowered, flowers 15-22mm long |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pale yellow, whitish |
Bloom | 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Echinolobium argenteum Desv. Hedysarum argenteum Willd. Hedysarum cretaceum Pall. ex Georgi Hedysarum humicubum Pall. ex Steud. Hedysarum humile Hablitz ex M.Bieb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |