| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam. sect. Ornitholobium |
| Synonyms | Astragalus conrathii Freyn |
| Astragalus horwoodii Eig | |
| Astragalus nigrostriatus K.Koch | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-1700m |
| Description | leaflets 10-15 pairs, small, obovate, obtuse, crowded, grey pubescent, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, pod 20-25mm long, curvate |
| Size | 8-22cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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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