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Astragalus bicolor Lam. sect. Hololeuce 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus bicolor Lam. sect. Hololeuce
BibliographyEncycl. 1: 317 (1783)
Native Rangenw. Iran to e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-3100m
Descriptionleaves 3-12cm long, leaflets 8-15 pairs, narrowly elliptic, velutinous, flowers 15-25 in spherical or ovoid spike, calyx campanulate, corolla 14-22mm long
Size5-15cm
Colorwhitish violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny 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
SynonymsAstragalus karputanus var. huetianus Boiss. & Noë
Astragalus subacaulis Bunge
Macrosema bicolor (Lam.) Steven
Tragacantha bicolor (Lam.) Kuntze
Tragacantha subacaulis (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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