| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus penduliflorus Lam. sect. Cenantrum |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. 2: 636 (1779) |
| Native Range | European Mountains |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaflets 7-15 pairs, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, hirsute, flowers in lax, long pedunculate raceme, pod ovate, ventricose, glabrescent |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalina alpina (L.) Bubani Astragaloides alpina (L.) Medik. Astragalus alpinus (L.) E.H.L.Krause Astragalus penduliflorus f. microcarpus Bolzon Astragalus ramosissimus Scop. Colutea alpina (L.) Lam. Colutea arborescens var. alpestris Bolzon Phaca alpina L. Phaca penduliflora (Lam.) Bech. Tragacantha penduliflora (Lam.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |