Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus hirsutus Vahl sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 1: 59 (1790) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-3200m |
Description | leaflets 4-5 pairs, 4-12mm long, elliptic to obovate, densely white hirsute, inflorescence compact, spherical, 7-20-flowered spike, calyx white hirsute, flowers 15-18mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 alindanus Boiss. Astragalus chlorosphaerus Boiss. & Noë Astragalus globigerus K.Koch Astragalus hirsutus ssp. alindanus (Boiss.) Ponert Astragalus hirsutus var. hispidus Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus hirsutus ssp. paraglobosus Ponert Tragacantha alindana (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha chlorosphaera (Boiss. & Noë) Kuntze Tragacantha hirsuta (Vahl) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |