Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus ovalis Boiss. & Balansa sect. Ammodendron |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 6: 52 (1859) |
Native Range | c. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-1400m |
Description | grey sericeous, stipules short, bidentate, leaves petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, ovate-oblong, obtuse, floral heads lax, 5-7-flowered, pod sessile, ovate, shortly mucronate, hirsute |
Size | 6-10cm |
Color | deep rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Tragacantha ovalis (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |