| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus caulescens (Gontsch.) Abdusal. sect. Pseudoammotrophus |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis caulescens Gontsch. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oval, rounded, 3-4mm, shortly white hirsute, raceme ovoid-globose, many flowered, flowers ca. 11mm long, pod sessile, long white lanate |
| Size | 10-12cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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