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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus siliquosus Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 51 (1843)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan and se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptiongreen, glabrescens, stems virgate, leaves 6-10-jugate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, flowers in lax long raceme, calyx black hirsute, pod pendent, acute
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus conjecturalis Schischk.
Astragalus ispahanicus Boiss.
Astragalus laxus Boiss. & Hausskn.
Astragalus sulfureus Bunge
Astragalus tetragonocarpus Boiss.
Poecilocarpus ispahanicus (Boiss.) Nevski
Tragacantha ispahanica (Boiss.) Kuntze
Tragacantha laxa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze
Tragacantha siliquosa (Boiss.) Kuntze
Tragacantha sulfurea (Bunge) Kuntze
Tragacantha tetragonocarpa (Boiss.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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