| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus melitenensis Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaflets 3-5 pairs, ovate, 8mm, acute, scabrously yellow setose, flowers few in globular head, calyx setose, lobes subulate, pod ovoid, yellow hispid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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