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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus cracca DC. 
BibliographyAstragalogia 101 (1802)
Native RangePeru
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3000-3500m
Descriptionglabrescent, pale green, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, 7-15mm, stipules 4-5mm, peduncles thin, 5-8cm, flowers 1cm in lax raceme, pod sessile, ventricose
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
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
SynonymsAstragalus ocrosianus Ulbr.
Craccina cracca (DC.) Steven
Tragacantha cracca (DC.) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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