| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ptilocephalus Baker ex Aitch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 47 (1881) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves paripinnate, leaflets 8-10, lanceolate, acute, 6-9mm, inflorescence capitate, flowers subsessile, calyx densely white pubescent, lobes subulate, plumose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| 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 | Astracantha ptilocephala (Baker ex Aitch.) Podlech Astragalus ghaznianus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus neospinosus Ali Tragacantha ghazniana (Širj. & Rech.f.) Kamelin |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |