| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cottonianus Aitch. & Baker sect. Incani |
| Synonyms | Astragalus dilankuri Lipsky |
| Astragalus involucratus Lipsky | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-1500m |
| Description | green, glabrescent, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, suborbiculate or ovate, acuminate. flowers 5-10 in raceme, calyx glabrous, persistent, lobes subulate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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