Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus adunciformis Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 42 (1843) |
Native Range | c. Turkey (Kayseri) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | adpressed grey hirsute, leaflets 8-10pairs, elliptic, flowers in ovoid raceme, calyx appresed hirsute, lobes setose, pod erect, cylindrical |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 | Tragacantha adunciformis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |