| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus austroaegaeus Rech.f. sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Phyton (Horn) 1: 202 (1949) |
| Native Range | Crete, East Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-10cm long, leaflets 12-16 pairs, oblong-ovate, acute, abaxially densely appressed hirsute, raceme oblong, many flowered, corolla 15-22mm, pod ovoid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 insulae-karpathi Eig Astragalus tauricola ssp. austroaegaeus (Rech.f.) Ponert Astragalus tauricola var. niveus Barneby |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |