| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus xiphidium Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly triangular, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear, raceme lax, 4-8-flowered, calyx appresed hirsute, lobes lanceolate, pod patent, sericeous, linear |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) 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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