Rock Garden Plants
Astragalus caespitosulus Gontsch. sect. Trachycercis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus caespitosulus Gontsch. sect. Trachycercis
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 9: 139 (1946)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oval, 3-5mm, rounded, densely grey hirsute, flowers 3-4, subradical, ca. 24mm long, pod sessile, oblong, coriaceous, lanate
Size5-8cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early 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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
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