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Astragalus bowes-lyonii Podlech sect. Brachycarpus 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus bowes-lyonii Podlech sect. Brachycarpus
BibliographySendtnera 6: 140 (1999)
Native RangePakistan (Chitral)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3600-3700m
Descriptionacaulescent, appresed hirsute, stipules greenish, triangular, leaves 5-6-jugate, leaflets remote, elliptic, 5-12mm, acute, adaxially glabrous, plicate, raceme compact
Size20-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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