| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus bruguieri Boiss. sect. Poterion |
| Synonyms | Astragalus chlamydophorus Bornm. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1500m |
| Description | spines whitish, leaflets 2-3-pairs, glabrous, carnose, large, obovate or cuneate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx glabrous, spherical, pod ovate |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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