Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Medicago saxatilis M.Bieb. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 225 (1808) |
Native Range | s. Krym |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | appressed pubescent, leaves pinnate, leaflets narrowly linear, at apex dentate, flowers 2-8 in raceme, corolla 5-7mm, pod spiral, at margins spinose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Medicago cuspidata Tausch Medicago saxatilis var. cuspidata (Tausch) Urb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) |