| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus persicus (DC.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Synonyms | Astragalus mesopotamicus Boiss. |
| Astragalus olivieri Bunge | |
| Astragalus taeniolepis Boiss. & Hohen. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2550m |
| Description | grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, oblong-elliptic, yellow spinose, scapes lanate, floral heads ovate-spherical, dense, calyx lanate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | pink, red, purple |
| Bloom | 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 (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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