| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus brachystachys DC. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 303 (1825) |
| Native Range | sw. Iran to ec. Israel and se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1300m |
| Description | crisped sericeous, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, ovate, obtuse, flowers 25-30mm long, 5-7, in ovoid raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, pod ventricose, pubescent |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus ascophorus Fisch. Astragalus baibakht Eig Astragalus brachystachys var. argenteus Eig Astragalus dinsmorei Mouterde Astragalus dinsmorei var. prostratus Mouterde Astragalus maaratensis Eig Astragalus pinetorum var. drusorum Eig Astragalus selemiensis Mouterde Tragacantha brachystachys (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |