| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus granatensis Lam. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 321 (1783) |
| Native Range | Spain, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, paripinnate, rachis tipped with spine, leaflets 4-8-pairs, elliptic, spinose, hirsute, floral heads 1-2cm, spherical, flowers axillary of 2-3, 10-15mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Astracantha granatensis (Lam.) Podlech Astragalus boissieri Fisch. Astragalus boissieri ssp. maroccanus Font Quer Astragalus creticus Boiss. Astragalus creticus ssp. granatensis (Lam.) Rivas Goday & Borja Astragalus echinus Boiss. ex Willk. & Lange Astragalus granatensis ssp. maroccanus (Font Quer) Dobignard Astragalus meuselii Romo Astragalus nebrodensis J.Presl ex Steud. Astragalus poterium Vahl Tragacantha boissieri (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha granatensis (Lam.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |