Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus trachoniticus Post sect. Dissitiflori |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 426 (1888) |
Native Range | w. Iraq to e. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | appresed hirsute, woody-based, stipules lanceolate, acuminate, leaflets 3-7pairs, oblong to linear, acute, 1cm long, flowers 2-5 in short raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus trachoniticus var. latifolius Eig |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) |