| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus viridis Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 135 (1868) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | sparsely setose, green, stipules minute, short, lanceolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, linear-lanceolate, acute, heads dense, many flowered, bracts lanceolate, calyx adpressed lanate |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Astragalus nitens Boiss. & Buhse Astragalus nitens ssp. viridis (Bunge) Ponert Astragalus praesignis E.Sheld. Phaca viridis (Bunge) Piper Tragacantha viridis (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |