| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus discernendus Širj. & Rech.f. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Biol. Skr. 9(3): 85 (1958) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 12-18, 2-6mm, obovate to oblong-obovate, obtuse, mucronate, pale yellow sparsely pilose, flowers 2-4, axillary, ca. 2cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | 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 | Astragalus pseudopsilacanthus Ali |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |