| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus massalskyi Grossh. sect. Cystium |
| Bibliography | Dokl. Akad. Nauk Azerbaidzhansk. S.S.R. 3: 545 (1947) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaflets 8-12 pairs, oblong to elliptic, flowers 2-3 in raceme amongst leaves, pod ovoid, ventricose, appressed white hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |