| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cerasocrenus Bunge sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 93 (1868) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets thin, spinose, stipules glabrous, lanceolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear-oblong, carinate, short spinose, sericeous, flowers of 3-7, axillary, producing globular head |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 cerasocrena (Bunge) Podlech Astracantha pseudaurea (Širj. & Rech.f.) Podlech Astragalus aureus var. pseudaureus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Astragalus fragilidens Freyn & Sint. Astragalus pseudaureus Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha cerasocrena (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |