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Astragalus leptocaulis Ledeb. sect. Craccina 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus leptocaulis Ledeb. sect. Craccina
BibliographyFl. Altaic. 3: 296 (1831)
Native Ranges. Altay to Kazakhstan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves 2-4cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, linear, 8-14mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, raceme oblong, 3-5cm, lax, remotely 7-10-flowered
Size5-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsCraccina leptocaulis (Ledeb.) Steven
Tragacantha leptocaulis (Ledeb.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
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