| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus globiflorus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 81 (1849) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Iran to ne. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules shortly triangular-lanceolate, leaflets 3-4 pairs, minute, oblong, grey sericeous, tipped with spine, flowers of 3, axillary, in dense globular head |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Astracantha globiflora (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus globiflorus var. pungissimus Širj. Astragalus passargadensis Maassoumi Tragacantha globiflora (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |