ON THIS PLANT
Astragalus onobrychis is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is the type species of the genus Astragalus, the largest genus of flowering plants by number of known species.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Astragalus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 76 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Purple, Lavender
- Flower Size
- 1.52 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Turkey, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Armenia, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Lithuania, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Mongolia, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Romania, Moldova, France
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Sainfoin milk vetch en Vetch
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