| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus frigidus (L.) A.Gray sect. Cenantrum |
| Synonyms | Phaca frigida L. |
| Astragalus pubescens Freyn | |
| Astragalus secundus DC. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 200-4500m |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves 5-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, narrowly ovate to elliptic, abaxially pale grey-green, adaxially dark green, flowers 5-20 in compact raceme |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Finland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania ) Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (China South-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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