Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus geocyamus Boiss. sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 474 (1872) |
Native Range | c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | appresed sericeous, stipules lanceolate, leaves numerous, leaflets 7-9 pairs, linear-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, flowers few in raceme, pod erect, hirsute, oblong-clavate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Astragalus angorensis Podlech Astragalus blandulus Podlech Astragalus brevidentatus Podlech Astragalus erraticus Podlech Tragacantha geocyama (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |