Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus dasyanthus Pall. sect. Caprini |
Bibliography | Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 749 (1776) |
Native Range | Hungary, se. & e. Europe to Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stems densely brown hirsute, inflorescence spherical, dense, many flowered, long pedicellate, flowers ca. 2cm long, petals abaxially pilose, pod long hirsute |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Alopecias dasyanthus (Pall.) Steven Astragalus caprinus Pall. Astragalus eriocephalus Waldst. & Kit. Astragalus marosportensis Lerchenf. ex Schur Astragalus pannonicus Schult. Tragacantha dasyantha (Pall.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (HUN Hungary) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |