| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ajfreidii Aitch. & Baker sect. Aegacantha |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-3400m |
| Description | leaflets 2-3-pairs, appresed hirsute, rigid, linear-apiculate, spinose, stipules minute, deltate, flowers solitary, shortly pedicellate |
| Size | 5-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
ajfreidii brevivexillatus I.Deml, Boissiera 21: 176 (1972)
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