Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum nitidum Willd. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1205 (1803) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2500m |
Description | densely silvery hirsute, leaflets 4-6 pairs, elliptic, 8-20mm, stipules connate, pedicels shorter than leaves, inflorescence dense, oblong, flowers 18-22mm, pod pubescent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | sulphur yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, need scarification basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Echinolobium nitidum (Willd.) Desv. Hedysarum basineri Boiss. Hedysarum calvertii Boiss. Hedysarum cinereosericeum Basiner Hedysarum varium ssp. nitidum (Willd.) Ponert Hedysarum viciifolium Freyn Onobrychis carpathica Turcz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |