Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus oltensis Grossh. sect. Adiaspastus |
Bibliography | Fl. Kavkaza 2: 306 (1930) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets glabrous, spines thin, 2-3cm, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear, conduplicate, grey hirsute, ca. 5mm long, flowers of 2, axillary, producing spicate inflorescence |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 | Astracantha oltensis (Grossh.) Podlech Astragalus pseudocaspius ssp. woronowii Širj. & Bornm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |