| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Exsicc. (Pl. Alepp. Kurd. Moss.) 1843: no. 363 (1843) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-6 pairs, 3-10mm long, elliptic, sparsely appressed hirsute, flowers of 2-3, sessile, axillary, 7-9mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Astracantha adscendens (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astracantha brachycalyx (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha leioclados (Boiss.) Podlech Astracantha oechtoeranensis (Freyn) Podlech Astragalus adscendens Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus belangerianus Fisch. Astragalus brachycalyx var. umbraciformis Boiss. Astragalus leioclados Boiss. Astragalus luristanicus Freyn Astragalus oechtoeranensis Freyn Astragalus turrillii Eig Tragacantha brachycalyx (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha leioclados (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |