| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus paradoxus Bunge sect. Macrosemium |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 64 (1868) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves appresed at ground, 5-6-jugate, leaflets carnose, glabrous, obovate, mucronate, scapes short, 2-3-flowered, bracts oblong, calyx long tubular, pod spherical |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus brevipedunculatus Ranjbar Tragacantha paradoxa (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |