| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arnacantha M.Bieb. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 205 (1808) |
| Native Range | Krym, North Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm long, rhachis spinose, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear-lanceolate, densely grey tomentose, flowers in pairs, axillary, 14-18mm long, pod ovoid-ellipsoid, villose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | whitish yellow, rose |
| 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 | Astracantha arnacantha (M.Bieb.) Podlech Astragalus criacanthus Steven ex Fisch. Astragalus horridus Willd. ex Bunge Astragalus poterium Pall. Tragacantha arnacantha (M.Bieb.) Steven Tragacantha criacantha (Steven ex Fisch.) Steven |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |