| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus echinoides L´Hér, sect. Tragacantha |
| Bibliography | Stirp. Nov.: 170 (1791) |
| Native Range | Crete |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, narrowly elliptic to linear, acute, hirsute, flowers 3-12 in ovoid raceme, calyx appresed hirsute. corolla 15-25mm, pod oblong |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 angustifolius ssp. echinoides (L´Hér.) Brullo & al. Tragacantha echinoides (L´Hér.) Steven |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |