| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sparsus Decne. sect. Chronopus |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 267 (1835) |
| Native Range | Israel to Sinai and Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | white tomentose, stems procumbent, leaves 10-15-jugate, leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, complicate, racemes sessile, 4-5-flowered, pod adpressed hirsute, lanceolate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha sparsa (Decne.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen) |