| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus roschanicus B.Fedtsch. sect. Aegacantha |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | spines 3-5cm long, leaves 3-5cm long, leaflets 6-11 pairs, obovate, obtuse, mucronate, on both faces hirsute, flowers on short peduncle, pod 1cm, coriaceous, white hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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