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Astragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani
Habitatrocks
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, leaflets 6 pairs, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in lax raceme, pod erect, white setose, oblong, mucronate
Size15-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typetuft
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-Temperate
     Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Astragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 2: 475 (1872)

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

nw. Iran, n. Iraq, e. Turkey
34 IRN IRQ TUR

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