| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus psilacanthus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 97 (1849) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 10-16, opposite, 4-6mm long, elliptic to oblanceolate, entire, acute, densely pubescent, inflorescence axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers ca. 35mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 chaworth-mustersi Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus decemjugus Bunge Astragalus myriocladus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus paghmanensis Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha decemjuga (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha psilacantha (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |