| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus testiculatus Pall. sect. Trachycercis |
| Synonyms | Astragalus amygdaliger Less. |
| Astragalus radiciflorus Steud. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-10cm, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong or elliptic, densely long hirsute, flowers 3-10 in raceme, corolla 18-30mm long, pod ovoid, pendent, densely hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | whitish, pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus ) China (Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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