| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus anfractuosus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-3700m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 2-4 pairs, remote, linear to narrowly elliptic, abaxially appressed hirsute, raceme short, loosely 4-7-flowered, flowers 2cm, pod linear |
| Size | 7-18cm |
| Color | purple, yellowish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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