| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus montis-varvashtii Podlech sect. Stereothrix |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4100m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 9-12 pairs, elliptic, obtuse to acute, densely white hirsute, 4-9mm, complicate, raceme pedunculate, spherical, densely many flowered |
| Size | 4-12cm |
| Color | whitish lila |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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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