| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lessertioides Benth. ex Bunge sect. Cenantrum |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4900m |
| Description | leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, elliptic, 4-11mm long, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 10-12mm, pod black hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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