| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pycnocephalus Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Synonyms | Astragalus alexandri Širj. |
| Astragalus eriacmus Boiss. | |
| Astragalus guestii Eig | |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, spinose, flowers of 4-6, sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, many flowered, flowers 17-26mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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