| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus leptus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 305 (1872) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to sw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2100m |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 12-22, 4-5mm, elliptic, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, densely pubescent, inflorescence axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers 2-3cm long, pod hispid |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 spinellifer Rech.f. & Gilli Tragacantha lepta (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |