Astragalus macrocarpus
Two subspecies, a perennial legume native to Cyprus and the Levant (Cyprus, Lebanon–Syria, Palestine, Sinai), thriving in subtropical biomes, grown for sizable fruits at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, propagated by autumn sowing after peeling the seed shell and soaking 24 hours in warm water (Oct.–Dec.), not evaluated by the IUCN globally or in Europe, and EU-listed as Critically Endangered with no common name.
Common Names
Large-Fruited Milk-Vetch, Kadad Gadol-Peri
Summary
Large-fruited Milk-vetch is a perennial legume native to Cyprus, Lebanon–Syria, Palestine, and Sinai in subtropical biomes. It is distinguished by its large fruit.
Propagation is by autumn sowing (Oct.–Dec.), with 100% germination after peeling the seed shell and soaking for 24 hours in warm water; sowing mix is 40:60 Coir:Perlite + Osmocot.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Soil Type
Coir-perlite sowing mix (40-60%) with Osmocot.
Seasons of Interest
Fall
Propagation Methods
Seeds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- DC.
- Publication
- Astragalogia : 143 (1802)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Subfamily
- Papilionoideae
- Genus
- Astragalus
Inferior Taxa
Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. lefkarensis Astragalus macrocarpus subsp. macrocarpus