Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus acmophyllus Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 93 (1868) |
Native Range | c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2800m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 10-14, 5-10mm long, narrowly elliptic, mucronate, adpressed hirsute, flowers sessile, inflorescence spherical, 2-3cm, corolla 15-17mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | 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 | Astracantha acmophylla (Bunge) Podlech Astragalus acmophyllus var. bracteolatus Širj. Astragalus acmotrichus Bunge Tragacantha acmophylla (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha acmotricha (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |