| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ovinus Boiss. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 76 (1843) |
| Native Range | Iran to s. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-3300m |
| Description | glabrous, subacaulescent, stipules lanceolate, leaves long petiolate, leaflets 10-12 pairs, lanceolate, acute, flowers in sparse raceme, pod oblong, compressed, mucronate |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus amanus Boiss. Astragalus angustiflorus ssp. amanus (Boiss.) D.F.Chamb. Astragalus bachtiaricus Bunge Astragalus bachtiaricus var. leiocarpus Bornm. Astragalus faghirensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus lobophorus var. pilosus (Bornm.) C.C.Towns. Astragalus piestolobus Bunge Astragalus rugosus Boiss. Astragalus rugosus ssp. grandifrons Bornm. Astragalus rugosus var. pilosus Bornm. Astragalus siliquosus Boiss. Myobroma ovina (Boiss.) Steven Tragacantha amana (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha bachtiarica (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha piestoloba (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha rugosa (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |