| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hartvigii Kit Tan sect. Malacothrix |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, obovate to broadly elliptic, 2-5mm long, white hirsute, flowers sessile in dense, ovoid spike, corolla ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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