| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cephalotes Banks & Sol. sect. Macrophyllium |
| Synonyms | Astragalus aduncus Hohen. |
| Astragalus andrachne Bunge | |
| Astragalus hilaris Bunge | |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1500m |
| Description | stipules lanate, ovate, leaflets 12-18 pairs, carnose, ovate, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in dense spherical head, calyx densely crisped hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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