| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus shelkovnikovii Grossh. sect. Ornitholobium |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1400m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, leaves 3-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, narrowly linear, 1-2cm long, acute, raceme lax, 5-14-flowered, 3-5cm long, pod cylindrical, hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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