| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus carduchorum Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 310 (1872) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to ne. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3000m |
| Description | spines thin, short, stipules vaginate-connate, leaflets 2-3-pairs, erect, thinly apiculate, spinose, green, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-3, axillary, sessile |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| 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 | Astragalus carduchorum ssp. mandaliensis Eig Tragacantha carduchorum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |