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Onobrychis calcarea Vandas trib. Hedysareae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOnobrychis calcarea Vandas trib. Hedysareae
BibliographySitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math. Naturwiss. Cl. 1888: 443 (1889)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionadpressed grey hirsute, stems numerous, erect, leaves 4-7-jugate, leaflets narrowly linear, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sericeous-hirsute, flowers in spike
Size10-20cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsOnobrychis alba ssp. calcarea (Vandas) P.W.Ball
Onobrychis alba var. echinata (Vandas) Micevski
Onobrychis calcarea var. echinata Vandas
Onobrychis calcarea f. echinata (Vandas) Širj.
Onobrychis calcarea f. kosaninii Širj.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
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