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Astragalus monspessulanus
A clump-forming perennial 20-30 cm in height, leaves 7-20 cm long, composed of twenty-one to forty-one oblong to ovate leaflets, flowers 2-3cm long, purple, in an ovoid raceme.
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.
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