Süßer Tragant
Astragalus glycyphyllos · auch: Tragant, Süßer-
Andere Namen
BärenschoteSüßholz-Tragant
Merkmale
Steckbrief
Familie
Fabaceae
Gattung
Astragalus
Ordnung
Fabales
Klasse
Magnoliopsida
Lebensform
Kraut
Habitat
Rough grassy and bushy places.
Essbarkeit
★☆☆☆☆
Anbau & Pflege
Agroforestry Services: Nitrogen Agroforestry Services: Understory legume Fodder: Pasture Management: Fodder Management: Hay Minor Global Crop Requires a well-drained soil in a sunny position. Prefers chalk and limestone soils, succeeding in grassland. The leaves emit a sweet, aromatic scent when handled. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and are best planted in their final positions whilst still small. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Many members of this genus can be difficult to grow, this may be due partly to a lack of their specific bacterial associations in the soil. Carbon farming - Cultivation: Management: hay, fodder. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2]. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is clumping, giving the plant a clumping habit. The predictable growth behaviour makes it easier to maintain without having to apply containment methods[2-1].
Vermehrung: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. A period of cold stratification may help stored seed to germinate. Stored seed, and perhaps also fresh seed, should be pre-soaked for 24 hours in hot water before sowing - but make sure that you do not cook the seed. Any seed that does not swell should be carefully pricked with a needle, taking care not to damage the embryo, and re-soaked for a further 24 hours. Germination can be slow and erratic but is usually within 4 - 9 weeks or more at 13°c if the seed is treated or sown fresh. As soon as it is large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Essbare Verwendung
Edible Parts: Root Edible Uses: Tea The herb is occasionally used as a tea. The root is said to be a liquorice substitute, but certainly not from the point of view of taste[K].
Weitere Nutzung
Fodder Agroforestry Services: nitrogen, understory legume. Fodder: pasture. Provides shelter for beneficial invertebrates: insects and other arthropods. A general nectary plant [1-2]. Groundcover [1-2].
Verbreitung
Heimisch: Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, North America, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia
Eingeführt: Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ontario
Alternative deutsche Namen
BaerenschoteBärenschoteSuesser TragantSüßer Tragantsüßer Tragant
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