| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus longifolius Lam. sect. Macrophyllium |
| Synonyms | Astragalus hakkiaricus D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews |
| Astragalus pugniformis L'Hér. | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1700-2000m |
| Description | leaves 8-15cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 6-9 pairs, glabrous, narrowly elliptic, spinose, flowers sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, 3-5cm broad, 20-50-flowered |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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