Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus akkensis Coss. sect. Astragalus |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 22: 57 (1875) |
Native Range | nw. Africa to Mauritania |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 15-20 pairs, oblong-elliptic to oblong, obtuse or retuse, glabrescent, flowers 2-12 in axillary racemes amongst leaves |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 akkensis var. ceardii Maire Astragalus akkensis var. integrifolius Maire Astragalus akkensis var. intermedius Maire Astragalus akkensis var. uzzararum Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, WSA Western Sahara) 22 West Tropical Africa (MTN Mauritania) |