| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus danicus Retz. sect. Hypoglottidei |
| Synonyms | Astragalus hypoglottis DC. |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | hirsute, leaflets 6-13 pairs, ovate or oblong, obtuse, flowers in compact, spherical, long pedunculate head, pod ventricose, white hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bluish violet, purple |
| 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
Northern Europe (Denmark , Great Britain , Ireland , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Primorye ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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