| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus glumaceus Boiss. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 69 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. & n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2300m |
| Description | stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 3-6 pairs, remote, rigid, oblong-elliptic, pubescent, tipped with yellow spine, flowers in shortly pedunculate compact raceme amongst leaves |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha glumacea (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |