| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus melanocephalus Boiss. sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 1: 50 (1849) |
| Native Range | c. & s.Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-1800m |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly triangular-lanceolate, leaflets remote, 4-5 pairs, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, heads 6-10-flowered, dense, pod erect, white tomentose, oblong |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Astragalus melanocephalus var. paucijugus Boiss. Astragalus melanocephalus var. stenophyllus Boiss. Astragalus rigidus Boiss. & Balansa Tragacantha melanocephala (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha rigida (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |