| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mollis M.Bieb. sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 495 (1819) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2100m |
| Description | densely white lanate, leaflets 16-20 pairs, elliptic to linear, 8-15mm, flowers in ovoid raceme, corolla 22-30mm long, pod white hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Astragalus eriocarpus M.Bieb. Astragalus longibracteatus Sommier & Levier Astragalus vesiculosus Jacq. ex Baker Myobroma mollis (M.Bieb.) Steven |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |