| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus oleifolius DC. sect. Macrophyllium |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 192 (1802) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaflets 7-9 pairs, ovate-oblong, shortly petiolulate, obtuse, grrenish, sparsely shortly hirsute, distinctly venose, coriaceous, flowers axillary, producing head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 deinacantha (Boiss.) Podlech Astracantha gaillardotii (Boiss.) Podlech Astracantha gaziantepica (D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews) Podlech Astracantha gigantostrobus (Rech.f. & Aellen) Podlech Astracantha hasbeyana (Boiss.) Greuter Astracantha lagonyx (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha lagowskyi (Trautv.) Podlech Astracantha louisii (Thiebaut) Podlech Astracantha oleifolia (DC.) Podlech Astracantha qatmensis (Thiebaut) Podlech Astracantha sofarensis (Thiebaut) Podlech Astragalus aeluropus Bunge Astragalus deinacanthus Boiss. Astragalus deinacanthus var. angustifolius Širj. Astragalus deinacanthus ssp. judaicus Širj. Astragalus deinacanthus var. magnistipulatus Širj. Astragalus gaillardotii Boiss. Astragalus gaziantepicus D.B.Chamb. & V.A,Matthews Astragalus gigantostrobus Rech.f. & Aellen Astragalus hasbeyanus Boiss. Astragalus lagonyx Fisch. Astragalus lagowskyi Trautv. Astragalus leontonyx Bunge Astragalus louisii Thiebaut Astragalus nabelekianus Širj. Astragalus oleifolius var. alexandri Širj. Astragalus oleifolius var. kurdistanicus Širj. Astragalus oleifolius var. lagowskyi (Trautv.) Širj. Astragalus oxyphyllus Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus oxyphyllus ssp. majusculus J.Thiebaut Astragalus qatmensis J.Thiebaut Astragalus sofarensis J.Thiebaut Tragacantha aeluropa (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha deinacantha (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha gaillardotii (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha hasbeyana (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha lagonyx (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha lagowskyi (Trautv.) Kuntze Tragacantha leontonyx (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha oleifolia (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |