Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus yuralicus Boiss. sect. Pterophorus |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 366 (1872) |
Native Range | c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | spines short, dense, leaves 4-5-jugate, imbricate, minute, ovate-oblong, spinose, tomentose, flowers of 4-5, axillary, producing globular head, bracts linear-lanceolate |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 yuralicus var. pseudoptiloides Širj. Tragacantha yuralica (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |