| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus salsugineus Kar. & Kir. sect. Trachycercis |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, remote, lanceolate, obtuse, 1-2cm, sparsely white hirsute, raceme 6-9-flowered, flowers 16-18mm, pod oblong, lanate |
| Size | 9-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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