| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lineatus Lam. sect. Grammocalyx |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 314 (1783) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-4300m |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly triangular, leaflets 8-14 pairs, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, flowers in ovoid raceme, bracts oblong, calyx pubescent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus cappadocicus Boiss. Astragalus chionophilus Boiss. & Heldr. Astragalus coelicolor Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus gezaldarensis Grossh. Astragalus gorganicus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus grammocalyx Boiss. & Hohen. Astragalus jildisianus Bornm. Astragalus lineatus var. bibracteolatus Duman & Vural Astragalus lineatus var. jildisianus (Bornm.) V.A.Matthews Astragalus lineatus f. jildisianus (Bornm.) Ponert Astragalus lineatus ssp. longidens (Freyn)¨Ponert Astragalus lineatus var. longidens (Freyn) V.A.Matthews Astragalus longidens Freyn Astragalus sphaerocalyx Ledeb. Saccocalyx lineatus (Lam.) Steven Tragacantha cappadocica (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha chionophila (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze Tragacantha grammocalyx (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze Tragacantha lineata (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha sphaerocalyx (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |