Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus borissianus Gontsch. sect. Tropidolobus 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus borissianus Gontsch. sect. Tropidolobus
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 35 (1947)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 10-13 pairs, lanceolate, acute, 7-15mm long, rigid, appresed white hirsute, raceme compact, short, 6-8-flowered, pod hard
Size20-25cm
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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