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Astragalus vexillaris Boiss. sect. Hypoglottidei 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus vexillaris Boiss. sect. Hypoglottidei
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 49 (1843)
Native RangeSyria to e. & ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude450-1500m
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, connate, leaflets 15-30pairs, oblong, obtuse, flowers in dense, ovate head, pod sessile, white lanate, ovoid, mucronate
Size10-20cm
Colorochreous yellow, white
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
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 vexillaris (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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