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Astragalus tananaicus Hultén sect. Onobrychoidei 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus tananaicus Hultén sect. Onobrychoidei
BibliographyActa Univ. Lund. 46(1): 1763 (1950)
Native RangeAlaska to Yukon
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, leaflets 12-17, opposite. ovate-oblong, mucronate, thinly appresed hirsute, floral scapes axillary, erect, flowers sessile in cylindrical spike
Size10-35cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring
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
SynonymsAstragalus adsurgens var. tananaicus (Hultén) Barneby
Astragalus adsurgens ssp. viciifolius S.L.Welsh
Astragalus laxmannii ssp. viciifolius (S.L.Welsh) Podlech
Astragalus laxmannii var. tananaicus (Hultén) Barneby & S.L.Welsh
Astragalus viciifolius Hultén
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
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