| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus rousseanus Boiss sect. Diacme |
| Synonyms | Astragalus acanthostachys Fisch. |
| Astragalus malacotrichus Fisch. | |
| Astragalus verus DC. ex Bunge | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets short, thin, stipules ovate-lanceolate, hirsute, ciliate, spines short, leaflets 7-9 pairs, approximate, complicate, narrowly linear, hirsute, flowers of 2, axillary |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 (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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