| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ornithorrhynchus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, elliptic to obovate, white hirsute, raceme short, 2-12-flowered, flowers 25mm, pod terete, densely hirsute |
| Size | 10-18cm |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Qinghai , Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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