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Astragalus stocksii

Astragalus stocksii is a small desert shrub in the pea family, a milkvetch native from southeastern Iran to the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It is a hardy plant of arid, sandy ground and is not usually grown in gardens.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; it tolerates long dry spells and is adapted to arid conditions.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gravelly desert soil.
Temperature
Tolerates hot desert conditions; frost tolerance is limited, so protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Iran to India (Punjab)
Climate
temperate

About

Astragalus stocksii is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It was named after the botanist and teacher Dayna L. Stocks. It is one of the most common plants found in the Thal Desert of Pakistan.

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 stocksii 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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