| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus xiphidium Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 25 (1868) |
| Native Range | e. Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stipules shortly triangular, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear, raceme lax, 4-8-flowered, calyx appresed hirsute, lobes lanceolate, pod patent, sericeous, linear |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 maraziensis Rzazade Tragacantha procerior Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |