| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus melitenensis Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 43 (1843) |
| Native Range | ec. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaflets 3-5 pairs, ovate, 8mm, acute, scabrously yellow setose, flowers few in globular head, calyx setose, lobes subulate, pod ovoid, yellow hispid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha melitenensis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |