| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus psilodontius Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 86 (1849) |
| Native Range | Lebanon to Syria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | appresed hirsute, leaves sparse, petiolate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, crowded, minute, ovate, acute, stipules ovate-lanceolate, flowers 3-5 in axillary clusters |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | red |
| 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 laxiflora (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha psilodontia (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus laxiflorus Fisch. Tragacantha psilodontia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |