| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus macrostachys DC. sect. Malacothrix |
| Synonyms | Astragalus shahpouricus Parsa |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-1900m |
| Description | leaflets 12-14 pairs, narrowly linear, obtuse, flowers in long raceme, corolla 16-18mm, pod pedicellate, oblong, long yellowish lanate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | deep violet |
| Bloom | 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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