Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus albicaulis DC. sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | Astragalogia: 166 (1802) |
Native Range | e. Romania to Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 3-4 pairs, oblong or ovate, appressed hirsute, flowers 10-20 in lax raceme, corolla ca 2cm long, pod oblong, adpressed hirsute |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellowish |
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 albicaulis var. cylindricus Kuntze Astragalus albicaulis var. subinflatus Kuntze Astragalus dealbatus Pall. Astragalus glaucus M.Bieb. Astragalus tarchankuticus Boriss. Astragalus vesicarius var. glaucus (M.Bieb.) Beck Oxytropis dealbata Pers. Solenotus albicaulis (DC.) Steven Solenotus dealbatus (Pall.) Steven Tragacantha albicaulis (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |