Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus macropus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Arbeiten Naturf. Vereins Riga 1: 238 (1847) |
Native Range | e. Europe to w. Siberia and Kazakhstan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaflets 4 pairs, lanceolate-linear, 7-17mm, appressed hirsute, flowers 6-12 in raceme, 10-15cm, corolla 20-23mm, pod sessile, 10-15mm, long white, appressed hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus olgianus Krytzka Astragalus pseudomacropus Knjaz. & Kulikov Astragalus subulatus var. uralensis Pall. Astragalus subuliformis var. uralensis Pall. Astragalus virgatus var. uralensis (Pall.) DC. Tragacantha macropus (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha uralensis (Pall.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |