Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus balearicus Chater sect. Tragacantha |
Bibliography | Feddes Repert. 79: 51 (1968) |
Native Range | Baleares |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1350m |
Description | leaves 1-3cm, petiolate, paripinnate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic or obovate, subglabrous, flowers 1-5 in raceme, calyx tubular, corolla 10-11mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 balearica (Chater) Romo |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares) |