| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus porphyrocalyx Y.C.Ho sect. Brachycarpus |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3800-4200m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7 pairs, narrowly elliptic, abaxially appressed hirsute, raceme spherical, densely many flowered, flowers 7mm, pod broadly ellipsoid |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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