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Onobrychis cana (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz. trib. Hedysareae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOnobrychis cana (Boiss.) Hand.-Mazz. trib. Hedysareae
BibliographyOesterr. Bot. Z. 59: 481 (1909)
Native RangeTurkey to Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsands
Descriptiongrey hirsute, leaflets 6-9pairs, elliptic-linear, acute or shallowly emarginate, flowers minute, shortly pedicellate in raceme, calyx adpressed hirsute
Size10-15cm
Colorpale whitish violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsOnobrychis arenaria ssp. cana (Boiss.) Hayek
Onobrychis armena Boiss. & A.Huet
Onobrychis armena f. longespicata Širj.
Onobrychis balansae var. multiflora Freyn
Onobrychis cadmea var. microcarpa Boiss.
Onobrychis cana f. villosa Širj.
Onobrychis cana f. zederbaueri Širj.
Onobrychis lasiostachya var. cana Boiss.
Onobrychis oxyodonta var. armena (Boiss. & A.Huet) Atoklu
Onobrychis oxyodonta ssp. armena (Boiss. & A.Huet) Ponert
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (TUE Turkey-in-Europe)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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