| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chartostegius Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | spines thin, long, leaflets 4-5 pairs, oblong-linear, mucronate, adaxially green, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers in sessile axillary heads, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rich violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| 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
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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