| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hymenocystis Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 449 (1853) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 2600-3200m |
| Description | rusty tomentose, stipules lanceolate, glabrous, ciliate, leaflets 6 pairs, minute, elliptic, attenuate, mucronulate, flowers in shortly pedunculate, compact, oval spike |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 sirensis Turrill Tragacantha hymenocystis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |