Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus danicus Retz. sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Observ. Bot. 3: 41 (1783) |
Native Range | Europe to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | hirsute, leaflets 6-13 pairs, ovate or oblong, obtuse, flowers in compact, spherical, long pedunculate head, pod ventricose, white hirsute |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bluish violet, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Astragalus hypoglottis DC. Astragalus hypoglottis var. danicus (Retz.) Fiori Astragalus onobrychis ssp. hypoglottis Bonnier & Layens |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria) 37 Mongolia |