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Astragalus nepalensis Podlech sect. Aegacantha 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus nepalensis Podlech sect. Aegacantha
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2400-2500m
Descriptionstipules triangular, 2-4mm, leaves paripinnate, leaflets thick, elliptic to obovate, 2-4mm, obtuse, complicate, hirsute, raceme 2-4-flowered, subsessile, corolla 2cm
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow, purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typespinose shrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (Nepal)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Astragalus nepalensis Podlech, Sendtnera 6: 137 (1999)

Nepal
40 NEP

2400-2500m

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