| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus macrourus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Malacothrix |
| Synonyms | Astragalus cylindraceus Freyn |
| Astragalus schachbuzensis Rzazade | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2800m |
| Description | grey-green, adpressed pubescent, leaflets 20-30 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, flowers in oval raceme, corolla 21-24mm, pod ca. 1cm, oblong-ovoid, white pubescent |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | green-yellow |
| 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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