Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus onobrychioides M.Bieb. sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Tabl. Prov. Mer Casp. 117 (1798) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong or oblong-oval, obtuse, 3-6mm, raceme many flowered, oval, flowers 15-20mm long, pod densely adpressed white pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
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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 | Astragalus bicolor ssp. owerinii (Bunge) Ponert Astragalus flaccidus Ledeb. Astragalus grossheimii Eig Astragalus onobrychis ssp. onobrychioides (M.Bieb.) Kožuharov & D.K.Pavlova Astragalus owerinii Bunge Astragalus ruprechtii Bunge Macrosema onobrychioides (M.Bieb.) Steven Tragacantha owerinii (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha ruprechtii (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |