| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lepidus Podlech sect. Caprini |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2100m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 11-17 pairs, 3-8mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially adpressed hirsute, complicate, inflorescence subsessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla to 3cm |
| Size | 4-6cm |
| Color | yellow, turning purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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