| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pterocephalus Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 252 (1880) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to ne. Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | stipules 15mm, pale yellow, membranous, leaflets 4-5 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, grey-green, abaxially appresed hirsute, adaxially glabrous, ciliate, pod long white hirsute |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 flexilispina (Boriss.) Podlech Astracantha pterocephala (Bunge) Podlech Astracantha pycnantha (Boriss.) Podlech Astracantha rubens (B.Fedtsch. & Ivanova) Podlech Astracantha stipulosa (Boriss.) Podlech Astragalus flexilispinus (Boriss.) Boriss. Astragalus pycnanthus (Boriss.) Širj. Astragalus rubens B.Fedtsch. & Ivanova Astragalus stipulosus (Boriss.) Boriss. Tragacantha chodsha-bakirganica (Kom.) Rassulova Tragacantha flexilispina Boriss. Tragacantha pterocephala (Bunge) Boiss. Tragacantha pycnantha Boriss. Tragacantha rubens (B.Fedtsch. & Ivanova) Boriss. Tragacantha stipulosa Boriss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |