| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus fabaceus M.Bieb. sect. Caprini |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 200-2100m |
| Description | leaflets 4-6 pairs, large, shortly petiolate, oval or ovate, obtuse, abaxially long softly hirsute, flowers 3-7 in raceme, corolla ca. 25mm long, pod oblong, glabrous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
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