| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tortuosus DC. sect. Anthylloidei |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 299 (1825) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-2300m |
| Description | rusty tomentose, stipules short, rachis thorny, leaflets minute, approximate, 15-20 pairs, complicate, ovate, obtuse, flowers 4-7 in short raceme, calyx ventricose, spherical |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | yellow-white |
| Bloom | 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 micracme Boiss. & Noë Tragacantha micracme (Boiss. & Noë) Kuntze Tragacantha tortuosa (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |