| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cephalotes Banks & Sol. sect. Macrophyllium |
| Bibliography | Nat. Hist. Aleppo [A.Russell] ed. 2, 2: 260 (1794) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to Lebanon and e. & se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1500m |
| Description | stipules lanate, ovate, leaflets 12-18 pairs, carnose, ovate, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in dense spherical head, calyx densely crisped hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink |
| 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 andrachneifolia (Fenzl) Podlech Astracantha cephalotes (Banks & Sol.) Podlech Astracantha hilaris (Bunge) Podlech Astracantha imbricata (Boriss.) Podlech Astracantha sommieri (Freyn) Podlech Astragalus aduncus Hohen. Astragalus andrachne Bunge Astragalus andrachne var. sefinensis (Bornm.) Širj. Astragalus andrachne var. sintenisianus Širj. Astragalus andrachneifolius Fenzl Astragalus andrachneifolius var. depauperatus Eig Astragalus andrachneifolius var. grandiflorus Eig Astragalus andrachneifolius ssp. stenorrhachis (Fisch.) Bornm. Astragalus bakakrianus Ponert Astragalus brevicalyx (Eig) Ponert Astragalus cephalotes var. brevicalyx Eig Astragalus cephalotes var. crassiusculus Eig Astragalus cephalotes var. sintenisianus (Širj.) D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews Astragalus hilaris Bunge Astragalus imbricatus (Boriss.) Boriss. Astragalus sefinensis Bornm. Astragalus sommieri Freyn Astragalus stenorrhachis Fisch. Astragalus stereophyllus Freyn & Bornm. Tragacantha andrachne (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha andrachneifolia (Fenzl) Kuntze Tragacantha cephalotes (Banks & Sol.) Kuntze Tragacantha hilaris (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha imbricata Boriss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |