| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus caprinus L. sect. Caprini |
| Synonyms | Astragalus alexandrinus Boiss. |
| Astragalus laniger Desf. | |
| Astragalus reboudianus Batt. | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | green, adpressed hirsute, acaulescent, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 12-16 pairs, ovate or elliptic, adaxially glabrous, flowers in raceme, calyx hirsute, pod coriaceous |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, 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
Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
caprinus huetii (Bunge) Podlech, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 25(1): 155 (1988)
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