| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nummularius Lam. sect. Caprini |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-1800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 4-12 pairs, ovate to suborbiculate, truncate or emarginate, villose, flowers in subsessile raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod ovoid |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
ummularius trichopterus (Boiss.) Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. Sinai 266 (1896)
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