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Astragalus monspessulanus
A clump-forming perennial 20-30cm in height. Leaves 7-20cm long, composed of twenty-one to forty-one oblong to ovate leaflets. Flowers 2-3cm long, purple, in an ovoid raceme, summer. Southern Europe to western Ukraine in dry stony places.
Prefers a sunny site and can withstand temperatures down to -23,3º C. It grows best in sand and sandy-gritty soil that is dry. native to the Iberian Peninsula, France, Switzerland, the Apennine Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Eastern Europe and northwest Africa.
Spotted on Mar 30, 2015
Submitted on Apr 2, 2015
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