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Chesneya crassipes Boriss. trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesChesneya crassipes Boriss. trib. Galegeae
BibliographyTrudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 207 (1937)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Tibet and Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1400-4000m
Descriptionleaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 9-13, obovate, 2-3mm, entire, truncate, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, with violet apex, 25-35mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple, orange yellow
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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