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Astragalus saxorum N.D.Simpson sect. Komaroviella 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus saxorum N.D.Simpson sect. Komaroviella
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 245 (1915)
Native Rangesc. China to Xinjiang
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-1500m
Descriptionleaves 3-6cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, obovate, 4-7mm, retuse, densely hirsute, abaxially brownish punctate, flowers 10-15 in umbellate raceme, corolla 6-8mm long
Size15-25cm
Colorpale purplish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
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