| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus aureus Willd. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Synonyms | Astragalus chromolepis Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Astragalus flavirubens Al.Fed. | |
| Astragalus macropodius Fisch. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2100-3300m |
| Description | leaflets 6-8 pairs, elliptic-linear, acute, green or grey pubescent, flowers of 4-6, axillary, producing spherical, terminal inflorescence, corolla 15-18mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
|