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Astragalus megalomerus Bunge sect. Macrocystis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus megalomerus Bunge sect. Macrocystis
BibliographyTrudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 379 (1880)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionsubacaulescent, leaves 7-20cm long, leaflets 2-3-pairs, orbiculate-ovate, with aristate tip, rigid, hirsute, raceme ovoid, loosely 16-20-flowered, flowers 25-28mm
Size12-20cm
Colorpale rose
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
SynonymsTragacantha megalomera (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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