Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus nummularioides Desf. ex DC. sect. Incani |
Bibliography | Astragalogia : 233 (1802) |
Native Range | Spain, nw Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-2000m |
Description | leaves 5-15cm, 10-17-jugate, suborbiculate, appresed hirsute and abaxially silvery, flowers to 3cm in spherical raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 incanus ssp. nummularioides (Desf. ex DC.) Maire Astragalus incanus ssp. macrorhizus (Cav.) M.Laínz Astragalus macrorhizus Cav. Astragalus nummularioides var. atlanticus Pomel Astragalus nummularius Desf. Astragalus rotundifolius Willd. Chondrocarpus nummularioides (Desf. ex DC.) Steven Chondrocarpus macrorhizus (Cav.) Steven Medyphylla rotundifolia (Willd.) Opiz Tragacantha macrorhiza (Cav.) Kuntze Tragacantha nummularioides (Desf. ex DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |