Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus vexillaris Boiss. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 49 (1843) |
Native Range | Syria to e. & ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 450-1500m |
Description | sparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, connate, leaflets 15-30pairs, oblong, obtuse, flowers in dense, ovate head, pod sessile, white lanate, ovoid, mucronate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | ochreous yellow, white |
Bloom | 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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha vexillaris (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |