| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus leptus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
| Synonyms | Astragalus spinellifer Rech.f. & Gilli |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2100m |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 12-22, 4-5mm, elliptic, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, densely pubescent, inflorescence axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers 2-3cm long, pod hispid |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
leptus ghazniensis I.Deml, Boissiera 21: 122 (1972)
leptus longipedunculatus I.Deml, ibid.
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