| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus podosphaerus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Stereothrix |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 255 (1872) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3200-3400m |
| Description | densely silvery hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, flowers in globular head, bracts subulate, sepals plumose |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | whitish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Tragacantha podosphaera (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |