| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus karamasicus Boiss. & Balansa sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 6: 50 (1859) |
| Native Range | c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-2100m |
| Description | grey sericeous hirsute, stipules short, triangular, leaflets approximate, 9-11 pairs, minute, elliptic-linear, obtuse, flowers in lax, oblong head, pod linear |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | reddish violet |
| Bloom | 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 karamasicus var. planiusculus Boiss. Astragalus karamasicus ssp. ulaschensis (Hub.-Mor. & Reese) Ponert Astragalus kizilirmakii Podlech & Sytin Astragalus orthodontus Bunge Astragalus ulaschensis Hub.-Mor. & Reese Tragacantha karamasica (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze Tragacantha orthodonta (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |