| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus monspessulanus L. sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 761 (1753) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe to w. Ukraine, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 200-2600m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaflets 10-20 pairs, orbiculate to oblong, flowers in lax, long pedunculate raceme, pod linear, distorted, acute, usually glabrous |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| 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 atticus Hausskn. Astragalus chaubardi Bunge Astragalus declinatus Salisb. Astragalus glacialis Lovrić Astragalus glacialis var. uraganicus Lovrić Astragalus kindlii Formánek Astragalus macedonicus Heldr. & Hadji Astragalus monspeliensis Sims Astragalus monspessulanus var. atticus (Hausskn.) Hayek Astragalus monspessulanus var. aurasiacus Maire Astragalus monspessulanus var. buffae Pinzaru Astragalus monspessulanus var. calcareus Stranski Astragalus monspessulanus f. chaubardii (Bunge) Hayek Astragalus monspessulanus f. longiscapus Gusul. Astragalus monspessulanus var. macedonicus (Heldr. & Hadji) Hayek Astragalus monspessulanus f. microphyllus Pamp. Astragalus monspessulanus f. nanus Gusul. Astragalus monspessulanus var. polygala DC. Astragalus monspessulanus var. praecox (Baumg.) Asch. & Graebn. Astragalus monspessulanus var. vandasii (Velen.) Stoj. & Stef. Astragalus polygala Pall. Astragalus praecox Baumg. Astragalus vandasii Velen. Astragalus wulfeniii ssp. atticus Nyman Astragalus wulfenii var. chaubardii (Bunge) Boiss. Astragalus wulfenii var. macedonicus (Heldr. & Hadji) Stoj. & Stef. Podochrea monspessulana (L.) Fourr. Proselias monspessulanus (L.) Steven Tragacantha chaubardii (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha monspessulana (L.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |