| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus diphtherites Fenzl sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Flora 26: 396 (1843) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to Syria and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 400-1100m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, stipules ovate, tomentose, leaflets 2-pairs, flat, elliptic, spinose, densely grey tomentose, flowers of 5-6, axillary, bracts broadly orbiculate-ovate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Astracantha diphtherites (Fenzl) Podlech Astragalus diphterites ssp. brachyanthus Eig Astragalus diphterites var. karataschensis (Širj.) D.F.Chamb. Astragalus diphterites ssp. karataschensis (Širj.) Ponert Astragalus karataschensis Širj. Astragalus lepidanthus var. major Mouterde Astragalus lindleyanus E.Sheld. Astragalus strobilifer Lindl. Tragacantha diphterites (Fenzl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |