| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus oligophyllus Boiss. sect. Ammodendron |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 47 (1843) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Iran to sw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | adpressed grey pubescent, leaves ternate, leaflets linear, flowers 6-7 in lax raceme, bracts ovate, calyx adpressed hirsute, pod sessile, ovoid, densely white hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Tragacantha oligophylla (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |