| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus distentus Boriss. sect. Tropidolobus |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-2500m |
| Description | leaves 12-20cm, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, 14-28mm, obtuse, green, sparsely appresed hirsute, raceme capitate, 8-16-flowered, flowers ca. 15mm, pod lanate |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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