Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus gaeobotrys Boiss. & Balansa sect. Synochreati |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 52 (1856) |
Native Range | wc. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | cinereous grey hirsute, stipules ovate, bilobate, leaflets 12-14 pairs, elliptic, acute, flowers in ovoid head, calyx black hirsute, pod cylindrical, crisped hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
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 | Tragacantha gaeobotrys (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |