| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lateritius Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 339 (1872) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, stipules ovate, acute, ciliate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, minute, obovate, spinose, flowers of 2, axillary, in ovoid head, calyx white lanate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | brick red |
| 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 lateritia (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Tragacantha lateritia (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |