| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus infestus Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 95 (1849) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | spinose, leaves paripinnate, leaflets 10-14, opposite, 5-10mm, elliptic, entire, acute, subglabrous, flowers 2-3 in raceme, corolla 15mm long, pod hispid |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Tragacantha infesta (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |