| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus eriosphaerus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules ovate, abruptly acuminate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, densely appresed white lanate, ovate, flat, flowers of 3, axillary, producing large, globular head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose 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
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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