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Astragalus flexus Fisch. sect. Caprini 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus flexus Fisch. sect. Caprini
SynonymsAstragalus aquae-rubrae B.Fedtsch.
 Astragalus pentapetaloides Bunge
 Astragalus stenanthus Freyn
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionleaves 15-30cm, leaflets 7-13 pairs, orbiculate to obovate, 5-20mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white pubescent, flowers 10-15 in dense raceme, corolla 30-35mm, pod glabrous
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Eastern Europe (East European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan )
     Western Asia (Iran )
     China (Xinjiang)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Astragalus flexus Fisch., Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 3: 307 (1844)

Synonyms:
Tragacantha flexa (Fisch.) Kuntze

Astragalus aquae-rubrae B.Fedtsch.
Astragalus pentapetaloides Bunge
Astragalus stenanthus Freyn

e. European Russia, c. Asia, Iran, nw. China
14 RUE 32 KAZ TKM TZK UZB 34 IRN 36 CHX

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