| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus compressus Ledeb. sect. Dissitiflori |
| Habitat | sands |
| Description | leaves 1-5cm long, subsessile, leaflets 3 pairs, linear, obtuse, appressed hirsute, raceme 2-3cm long, 5-12-flowered, flowers 18-22m long, pod linear, hirsute |
| Size | 6-30cm |
| Color | lilac-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | open 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
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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