| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus podolobus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Ammodendron |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 49 (1849) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to nw. Afghanistan and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves 1-3cm long, shortly petiolate, leaflets 1-3 pairs, 1-2cm long, shortly appresed hirsute, raceme lax, 10-17-flowered, pod lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, 8-9mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 borujenensis Ranjbar & Maassoumi Astragalus brevipetiolatus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus montis-karkasii Podlech Astragalus podolobus f. albovillosus Širj. Tragacantha podoloba (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |