| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus variabilis Bunge ex Maxim. sect. Craccina |
| Synonyms | Astragalus dulanensis Y.H.Wu |
| Astragalus loczyi Kanitz | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves 3-4cm, leaflets ovate-oblong, 3-5mm, densely hirsute, flowers 7-10 in lax raceme, corolla 7-9m long, pod cylindrical, appressed hirsute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale purplish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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