| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus macrostachys DC. sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 141 (1802) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. & ec. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-1900m |
| Description | leaflets 12-14 pairs, narrowly linear, obtuse, flowers in long raceme, corolla 16-18mm, pod pedicellate, oblong, long yellowish lanate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | deep violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus macrostachys var. parviflorus Eig Astragalus shahpouricus Parsa Oxytropis hedysaroides Pers. Tragacantha macrostachys (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |