| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus echinops Aucher ex Boiss. sect. Alupecuroidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 57 (1843) |
| Native Range | Iran to Lebanon and se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-2150m |
| Description | leaves imparipinnate, shortly petiolate, leaflets ca. 12pairs, oblong, obtuse, shortly mucronate, pubescent, flowers in dense, spherical head, corolla ca. 2cm long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 echinops var. ovalifoliolatus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Becht Astragalus regeli Trautv. Astragalus superbus Bunge Astragalus superbus var. ovalifoliolatus Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha echinops (Aucher ex Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha superba (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |