| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus macrosemius Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | thinly spinose, leaflets 5-6 pairs, ovate-oblong, acute, appresed sericeous, flowers 3-4 in sessile raceme amongst upper leaves, calyx black and white hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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