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Astragalus subalpinus Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus subalpinus Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani
BibliographyNouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 69 (1860)
Native Rangene. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionappresed grey hirsute, stipules short, lanceolate, leaflets 10-13pairs, minute, approximate, ovate-orbiculate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers 3-5 on short scape, bracts oblong
Size5-12cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsTragacantha subalpina (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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