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Astragalus centralis E.Sheld. sect. Laguropsis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus centralis E.Sheld. sect. Laguropsis
BibliographyMinnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 132 (1894)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves 2-5cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic, acute, 8-14mm, densely silvery sericeous, raceme spherical, dense, many flowered, flowers ca. 12mm long, pod ovoid, coriaceous
Size5-10cm
Colorviolet
Bloomspring
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
SynonymsAstragalus kisylkumi Boriss.
Astragalus microcystis Bunge
Tragacantha microcystis (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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