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Astragalus nurensis Boiss. & Buhse sect. Hypoglottidei 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus nurensis Boiss. & Buhse sect. Hypoglottidei
BibliographyNouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 58 (1860)
Native Rangen. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-2700m
Descriptionadpressed hirsute, stipules minute, ovate, at base connate, leaflets 9-12 pairs, minute, obcordate, flowers in dense, ovate head, pod white hirsute, shortly stipitate
Size10-30cm
Colorviolet, purple
Bloomlate spring
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 asterabadensis Širj. & Rech.f.
Astragalus haematinus Širj. & Rech.f.
Astragalus nurensis var. melanotrichus Bornm. & Gauba
Astragalus viciifolius var. haematinus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa
Tragacantha nurensis (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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