| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus anisacanthus Boiss. sect. Poterion |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 103 (1849) |
| Native Range | Iran to Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2200m |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 6-8, elliptic to oblanceolate, villose, apically with spine, flowers in axillary, subsessile raceme, pod 5-6mm, pubescent, bilocular |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | yellow-white, pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus bludhistanus Bunge Astragalus jubatus Boiss. Caragana brachyantha Rech.f. Tragacantha anisacantha (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha bludhistana (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha jubata (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |