| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus helmii Fisch. ex DC. sect. Helmia |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | acaulescent, leaflets 4-7 pairs, elliptic, 7-15mm, appressed hirsute, flowers 5-8 in capitate raceme, corolla 21-26mm long, pod oblong-ovoid, densely pubescent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | 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 |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
helmii tergeminus Knjaz. & al., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 9(2): 283 (2006)
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