| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus leiosemius (Lipsky) Popov sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Trudy Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ., Ser. 8b, Bot. 3: 50 (1928) |
| Native Range | ne. Iran to Central Asia and Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | subpulvinate, leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, suboblong, obtuse, mucronulate, hirsute, flowers pedicellate, axillary, 18-22mm long, pod ovoid, coriaceous, white hirsute |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Acanthophaca leiosemia (Lipsky) Nevski Astragalus flexirachis Rech.f. & Edelb. Astragalus lasiosemius var. leiosemius Lipsky Astragalus leiosemius var. sabzevarensis Ranjbar |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |