| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cretaceus Boiss. & Kotschy sect. Dasyphyllium |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 5: 84 (1856) |
| Native Range | s. Turkey to Sinai |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1500m |
| Description | densely yellow-grey lanate, leaves in outline linear, leaflets 18-20 pairs linear-oblong, retuse, flowers in dense ovate-oblong head, pod hirsute |
| Size | 9-12cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 cretaceus var. globosa Ponert Astragalus cretaceus var. haleppensis Širj. Tragacantha cretacea (Boiss. & Kotschy) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) |