Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus biebersteinii Bunge sect. Paracystium |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 114 (1868) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves 5-8cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong-oval, 3-10mm long, adaxially sparsely hirsute or glabrous, raceme short, 2-5-flowered, pod ventricose, subsessile, spherical |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale lilac |
Bloom | spring |
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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 | Astragalus sytinii Belous & Laktionov Tragacantha biebersteinii (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |