Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus frickii Bunge sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 117 (1868) |
Native Range | w. Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-3000m |
Description | leaves 10-15cm, leaflets 12-17 pairs, ovate to orbiculate, 8-10mm, raceme subsessile, flowers ca. 23mm long, pod broadly oval, 1-3cm, hard, shortly rostrate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | 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 barbeyanus Freyn Astragalus frickii var. longirostris Freyn & Albov Astragalus galaganii Lipsky Astragalus salareticus Boriss. Astragalus transcaucasicus Eig Tragacantha frickii (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |