| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus merkensis Kamelin & Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-18cm, 10-16-jugate, leaflets 5-12mm, broadly obovate to suborbiculate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, inflorescence sessile, 1-2-flowered |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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