| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus xerophilus Ledeb. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-4100m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules ovate, connate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, elliptic-ovate, obtuse, flowers in dense head, pod long, densely lanate, spherical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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