| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus bethlehemiticus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Synonyms | Astragalus bombycalyx Eig |
| Astragalus lepidanthus Boiss. | |
| Astragalus spiciformis Eig | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | densely erinaceous, stipules ovate, tomentose, ciliate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, minute, oblong, mucronate, carinate, grey sericeous, flowers of 5, axillary, calyx white hispid |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny 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
Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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