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Astragalus piptocephalus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Polystegis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus piptocephalus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Polystegis
BibliographyFl. Orient. 2: 376 (1872)
Native Rangenw. & w. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionbranchlets thin, procumbent, stipules membranous, leaflets 7-8 pairs, oblong-spathulate, flat, obtuse, green, flowers in heads, bracts orbiculate, obtuse, short
Size10-20cm
Colorpale red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus segazicus Parsa
Tragacantha piptocephala (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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