| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus rupifragus Pall. sect. Trachycercis |
| Synonyms | Astragalus cinerascens DC. ex Steud. |
| Astragalus longipes Steud. | |
| Astragalus sareptanus A.K.Becker | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 3-10cm long, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong or elliptic, densely long adpressed hirsute, flowers 3-10 in raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod sessile, erect, ovoid, hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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