| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nebrodensis (Guss.) Strobl sect. Rhacophorus |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-1900m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 6-7 pairs, narrowly obovate, rounded, spinose, silvery green, appresed hirsute, inflorescence spherical, 1-3cm broad, 6-30-flowered |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Sicilia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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