| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cartilagineus Gontsch. sect. Caprini |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-3300m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 8-17cm, petiolate, leaflets obovate, 20-38mm, broadly cuneate, abaxially sparsely pilose, ciliate flowers 2cm, 2-3, on short peduncle, calyx cylindrical |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow, fading purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
cartilagineus honigbergeri (Širj. & Rech.f.) Podlech, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 25(2): 638 (1988)
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