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Astragalus pachyrrhizus Popov sect. Cystium 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus pachyrrhizus Popov sect. Cystium
BibliographyByull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 14: 139 (1926)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves 4-6cm long, leaflets 7-10 pairs, narrowly linear, acute, 5-10mm, appresed hirsute, raceme spherical, loosely 3-5-flowered, corolla 19-20cm, pod ventricose
Size8-9cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early 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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
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