| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus apricus Bunge sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 40 (1868) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to nw. & w. Iran and c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2400m |
| Description | softly hirsute, subacaulescent, stipules lanate, petioles rigid, squarose, leaflets 18-25 pairs, complicate, oblong, obtuse, flowers 3-6, shortly pedicellate, pod ovoid, lanate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus polyphyllus Bunge Tragacantha aprica (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha polyphylla (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |