Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus terraccianoi Vals. |
Bibliography | Webbia 49: 34 (1994) |
Native Range | s. Corsica, Sardinia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves paripinnate, 4-5cm, tipped with spine, leaflets 5-10 pairs, elliptic to obovate, 2-6mm, sericeous-hirsute, entire flowers 3-6 in raceme, corolla 10-15mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 tragacantha ssp. terraccianoi (Vals.) Jeanm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |