| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus aduncus Willd. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Synonyms | Astragalus bithynicus Podlech & Sytin |
| Astragalus cumanus Willd. ex Steud. | |
| Astragalus expansus Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stipules connate, shortly triangular, leaflets appresed hirsute, 6-7 pairs, elliptic-linear to ovate, flowers in dense, spherical head, calyx lobes subulate |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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