| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chartostegius Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 310 (1872) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | spines thin, long, leaflets 4-5 pairs, oblong-linear, mucronate, adaxially green, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers in sessile axillary heads, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rich violet |
| 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 | Tragacantha chartostegia (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |