| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nahavandicus Maassoumi sect. Malacothrix |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-2200m |
| Description | densely hirsute, leaves 8-11cm, petiolate, leaflets 15-17-pairs, narrowly elliptic or linear, complicate, 1cm, glabrous, inflorescence cylindrical spike, corolla 16mm |
| Size | 11-13cm |
| Color | purple, deep violet |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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