Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis cadmea Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 96 (1843) |
Native Range | e. Medit. to Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | grey sericeous, stems ascendent, leaves 10-12-jugate, leaflets oblong or elliptic, mucronate, flowers in lax, oblong spike, calyx glabrescent, flowers ca. 1cm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Onobrychis balansae Boiss. Onobrychis laconica var. caespitosa Halácsy Onobrychis laconica var. subacaulis Halácsy Onobrychis montana ssp. cadmea (Boiss.) P.W.Ball Onobrychis tenuis Boiss. & Balansa |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |