| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pachyrhizus Popov sect. Cystium |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm long, leaflets 7-10 pairs, narrowly linear, acute, 5-10mm, appresed hirsute, raceme spherical, loosely 3-5-flowered, corolla 19-20cm, pod ventricose |
| Size | 8-9cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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