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Astragalus oligophyllus Boiss. sect. Ammodendron 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus oligophyllus Boiss. sect. Ammodendron
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 47 (1843)
Native Rangec. & s. Iran to sw. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionadpressed grey pubescent, leaves ternate, leaflets linear, flowers 6-7 in lax raceme, bracts ovate, calyx adpressed hirsute, pod sessile, ovoid, densely white hirsute
Size10-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
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 oligophylla (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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