| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus stevenianus DC. sect. Ornithopodium |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 285 (1825) |
| Native Range | nw. & n. Iran to ne. Syria and ne. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong-linear or linear, 15-30mm, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 18-20mm long, pod pedicellate, curvate, appressed pubescent, 3-6cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bright purplish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 achtalensis Conrath ex Freyn Astragalus applicatus Boriss. Astragalus gracilis Steven ex Ledeb. Astragalus ispirensis Boiss. & A.Huet Astragalus junceus Ledeb. ex Spreng. Astragalus kochianus Sosn. Astragalus stevenianus var. kochianus (Sosn.) D.F.Camb. Astragalus stevenianus ssp. kochianus (Sosn.) Takht. Astragalus virgeus Boriss. Philammos stevenianus (DC.) Steven Tragacantha ispirensis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Kuntze Tragacantha steveniana (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |