Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ovatus DC. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Astragalogia: 212 (1802) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to ne. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | adpressed white hirsute, leaflets 15-18 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse or emarginate, flowers in ovoid head, calyx black and white pubescent |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |