Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus karputanus Boiss. & Noë sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 26 (1856) |
Native Range | c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 5-10cm long, 8-15-jugate, leaflets narrowly elliptic, sericeous-hirsute, flowers 15-20 in spherical spike, calyx campanulate, corolla 15-20mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus bicolor ssp. karputanus (Boiss. & Noë) Ponert Tragacantha karputana (Boiss. & Noë) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |