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Astragalus carduchorum Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus carduchorum Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2100-3000m
Descriptionspines thin, short, stipules vaginate-connate, leaflets 2-3-pairs, erect, thinly apiculate, spinose, green, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-3, axillary, sessile
Size10-30cm
Colorpurple, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iran , Iraq)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Astragalus carduchorum Boiss. & Hausskn. Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 2: 310 (1872)

Synonyms:
Tragacantha carduchorum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze

nw. Iran, ne. Iraq
34 IRN IRQ

2100-3000m

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