| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chesneya nubigena (D.Don) Ali trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus nubigenus D.Don |
| Astragalus crassicaulis Graham | |
| Astragalus larkyaensis Kitam. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3600-5300m |
| Description | leaves 3-15cm, leaflets 2-10 pairs, dense, oblong, 5-10mm, densely, long adpressed hirsute, acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 2-3cm long, pod elliptic |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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