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Astragalus bakaliensis

Astragalus bakaliensis is an annual wild milkvetch in the pea family, native to central and western Asia and the western Himalaya, flowering in spring. It is a wild species rather than a commonly grown garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly during establishment, then rely mostly on rainfall since it is adapted to dry, seasonal conditions.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil with low fertility.
Temperature
Tolerates cool spring conditions and summer heat; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & W. Asia to W. Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus bakaliensis is a species of flowering plant in the large legume genus Astragalus (Fabaceae). It is native to central Asia, Iran, and Pakistan. Astragalus bakaliensis was first formally named by Russian botanist Alexander von Bunge in 1851.

Other Astragalus plants

Astragalus aboriginum · Rogue River milkvetch · Sharp-leaved Milk Vetch · Sharpkeel milkvetch · Humboldt County milkvetch · Purple milkvetch · Cushenbury milkvetch · Astragalus alopecurus · Alpine milkvetch · Crescent milkvetch · Hermit Milkvetch · Anderson's milkvetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus bakaliensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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