Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus sparsus Decne. sect. Chronopus |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 267 (1835) |
Native Range | Israel to Sinai and Arabian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | white tomentose, stems procumbent, leaves 10-15-jugate, leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, complicate, racemes sessile, 4-5-flowered, pod adpressed hirsute, lanceolate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Tragacantha sparsa (Decne.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen) |