Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus oxytropifolius Boiss. sect. Dasyphyllium |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 37 (1849) |
Native Range | Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 850-2100m |
Description | leaves 4-16cm, softly silvery hirsute, narrow, flowers in head, ca. 5cm broad, calyx silvery lanate, leaflets 20-25 pairs, oblong, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus chlorophaeus Bunge Astragalus emarginatus DC. Astragalus oxytropifolius ssp. chlorophaeus (Bunge) Širj. Tragacantha oxytropifolia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |