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Astragalus ehrenbergii

Astragalus ehrenbergii is a low perennial milkvetch from the pea family, native to the Levant (Syria to Jordan, including Israel). It bears yellow flowers in early summer and is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so it is seldom cultivated.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between drinks; it tolerates dry conditions well.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil; poor to moderate fertility.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate and Mediterranean-type climates; protect from prolonged hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Syria to Jordan
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus ehrenbergii (also called Tragacantha ehrenbergii or in Hebrew "קדד אהרנברג") is a terrestrial, perennial plant with alternating, smooth pinnate leaves and yellow flowers. Ehrenbergii blooms in June, and can be found in Israel.

Other Astragalus plants

Astragalus aboriginum · Rogue River milkvetch · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus ehrenbergii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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