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Astragalus oxyodon Baker sect. Komaroviella 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus oxyodon Baker sect. Komaroviella
BibliographyFl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 125 (1876)
Native Rangew. Tibet to c. & w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2500-4600m
Descriptionstem white appressed hirsute, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, abaxially white hirsute, raceme short, 10-15-flowered, flowers ca. 2cm long
Size10-20cm
Colorviolet
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
SynonymsTragacantha oxyodon (Baker) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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