| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sharestanicus Podlech & I.Deml sect. Aegacantha |
| Synonyms | Astragalus aphananthos I.Deml |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 2100-2200m |
| Description | erinaceous, branchlets densely white floccose, leaves 6-8-jugate, leaflets 4-7mm, complicate, acute, crisped pubescent, flowers usually solitary, shortly pedunculate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| 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
Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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