| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mollis M.Bieb. sect. Malacothrix |
| Synonyms | Astragalus longibracteatus Sommier & Levier |
| Astragalus vesiculosus Jacq. ex Baker | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2100m |
| Description | densely white lanate, leaflets 16-20 pairs, elliptic to linear, 8-15mm, flowers in ovoid raceme, corolla 22-30mm long, pod white hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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