| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sibthorpianus Boiss. sect. Hololeuce |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 84 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaflets approximate, 9-10pairs, oblong-elliptic, flowers in compact ovate-spherical spike, bracts absent, pod ovoid, obtuse, mucronate, crisped hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | |
| 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 | Astragalus barbatus Sm. Astragalus decipiens Bunge Astragalus mutabilis Boiss. Astragalus paecilanthus Boiss. & Heldr. Astragalus poecilanthus Bunge Astragalus versicolor K.Koch Astragalus wallianus Bornm. & Reese Tragacantha paecilantha (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze Tragacantha sibthorpiana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |