| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus modestus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 9: 75 (1849) |
| Native Range | n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-3800m |
| Description | glabrous, acaulescent, leaflets 16-17 pairs, small, elliptic, obtuse, stipules ovate-oblong, flowers shortly pedicellate amongst leaves, calyx glabrous, pod minute |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus aegobromus f. alpinus Bornm. Tragacantha modesta (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |