| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus xerophilus Ledeb. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 607 (1843) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-4100m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules ovate, connate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, elliptic-ovate, obtuse, flowers in dense head, pod long, densely lanate, spherical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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 | Solenotus xerophilus (Ledeb.) Steven Tragacantha xerophila (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |