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Astragalus danicus Retz. sect. Hypoglottidei 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus danicus Retz. sect. Hypoglottidei
BibliographyObserv. Bot. 3: 41 (1783)
Native RangeEurope to Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Descriptionhirsute, leaflets 6-13 pairs, ovate or oblong, obtuse, flowers in compact, spherical, long pedunculate head, pod ventricose, white hirsute
Size5-30cm
Colorbluish violet, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus hypoglottis DC.
Astragalus hypoglottis var. danicus (Retz.) Fiori
Astragalus onobrychis ssp. hypoglottis Bonnier & Layens
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria)
     37 Mongolia
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