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Astragalus parvus Hemsl. trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus parvus Hemsl. trib. Galegeae
BibliographyBiol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 266 (1879)
Native RangeMexico
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiontaproot, stems numerous, thin, sparsely strigose, leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 11-17, linear, 5-10mm, adaxially glabrous, racemes 1-2cm, pod lanceolate, white strigose, 1cm
Size10-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, 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 schaffneri M.E.Jones
Hamosa parva (Hemsl.) Rydb.
Tragacantha parva (Hemsl.) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest)
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