| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pelliger Fenzl sect. Sisyrophorus |
| Synonyms | Astragalus niveus Montbret ex Bunge |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | rusty sericeous lanate, stipules connate, leaves short, leaflets 3-6 pairs, approximate, ovate, revolute, acute, flowers in pedunculate, densely globular head, pod minute |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| 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
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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