| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pachyrhachis Širj. & Rech.f. sect. Poterion |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1800-2600m |
| Description | leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, approximate, 3-13mm, grey-blue, complicate, narrowly obovate, abaxially sparsely hirsute, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence lax, 2-5-flowered |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow-white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| 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 (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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