| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus patentipilosus Kitam. sect. Caprini |
| Synonyms | Astragalus grandiflorus Bunge |
| Astragalus korovinianus Barneby | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-1500m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 8-14cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets ovate-elliptic, 8-9mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, long ciliate, flowers sessile amongst leaves, 3-4cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pinkish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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