| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus eriosphaerus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 347 (1872) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to ne. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules ovate, abruptly acuminate, leaflets 3-4-pairs, densely appresed white lanate, ovate, flat, flowers of 3, axillary, producing large, globular head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| 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 eriosphaera (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astragalus andalanicus var. elymaiticus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Širj. Astragalus andalalnicus var. ovarts Širj. & Bornm. Astragalus elymaiticus Boiss. & Hausskn. Tragacantha elymaitica (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze Tragacantha eriosphaera (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |