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Astragalus leucolachnus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus leucolachnus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus
BibliographyFl. Orient. 2: 357 (1872)
Native Rangee. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptiondensely pulvinate, branchlets short, shortly spinose, leaves 2-3-jugate, leaflets ovate, obtuse, flat, densely grey tomentose, flowers axillary, crowded on apex of branchlets
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
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
SynonymsTragacantha leucolachna (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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