| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cretaceus Boiss. & Kotschy sect. Dasyphyllium |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1500m |
| Description | densely yellow-grey lanate, leaves in outline linear, leaflets 18-20 pairs linear-oblong, retuse, flowers in dense ovate-oblong head, pod hirsute |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 (Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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