| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus parnassii Boiss. sect. Pterophorus |
| Synonyms | Astragalus aristatus Sm. |
| Astragalus jankae Degen & Bornm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, branchlets glabrous, long spinose, stipules lanceolate, glabrous, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oblong, mucronate, flat, glabrous, green, inflorescence dense, globular |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, yellow |
| Bloom | early 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
parnassi calabricus (Fisch.) Maassoumi, Astragalus Old World 303 (1998)
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