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Astragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus micrancistrus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Incani
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 475 (1872)
Native Rangenw. & w. Iran to e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude2100-2400
Descriptionsparsely hirsute, green, stipules triangular, leaflets 6 pairs, ovate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in lax raceme, pod erect, white setose, oblong, mucronate
Size15-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
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 micrancistra (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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