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Astragalus kongrensis Benth. ex Baker sect. Skythropos 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus kongrensis Benth. ex Baker sect. Skythropos
BibliographyBenth. ex Baker, Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 120 (1876)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves 7-22cm, petiolate, leaflets 7-15 pairs, elliptic, 4-15mm, rounded, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially hirsute, flowers 6-16 in dense raceme, corolla 16-20mm long
Size6-14cm
Colorviolet, bluish violet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous 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, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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