Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus drusorum Boiss. sect. Pterophorus |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient 9: 78 (1849) |
Native Range | Lebanon to s. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets tomentose, stipules triangular-lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 8-10 pairs, ovate-oblong, flat, obtuse, spinose, flowers of 2-3, axillary, in cylindrical heads |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Astracantha delbesii (Eig) Podlech Astracantha drusorum (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus delbesii Eig Astragalus delbesii var. bracteosus Eig Astragalus drusorum var. bscherrensis Širj. Astragalus drusorum f. maroniticus (Boiss. & Balansa) Širj. Astragalus drusorum var. maroniticus (Boiss. & Balansa) Boiss. Astragalus drusorum var. taiberi Eig Astragalus drusorum f. umbrosus Bornm. Astragalus maroniticus Boiss. & Balansa Astragalus obvelatus Ehrenb. ex Bunge Astragalus pallidus Boiss. Tragacantha drusorum (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha pallida (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |