| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus comosus Bunge sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 56 (1868) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 5-9cm long, leaflets 9-13 pairs, narrowly oblong, sparsely hirsute, flowers in lax, cylindrical raceme, calyx densely white hirsute, corolla 18-24mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | violet, whitish |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus comosoides D.F.Chamb. & V.A.Matthews Astragalus idoneus Maassoumi & Podlech Astragalus indomitus Maassoumi Astragalus leushanensis Maassoumi Astragalus mollis var. retusus Parsa Tragacantha comosa (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |