| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus johannis Boiss. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 41 (1846) |
| Native Range | Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-4000m |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, green, subacaulescent, petioles long, rigid, persistent, leaflets 15-20 pairs, alternate, linear, obtuse, racemes pedunculate, 5-10-flowered, pod lanate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Tragacantha johannis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |