| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sanctus Boiss. sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 47 (1849) |
| Native Range | Syria to Sinai |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | sericeous-hirsute, stipules minute, triangular, black hirsute, leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong, raceme short, bracts oblong, pod linear, acute, white and black hirsute |
| Size | 9-15cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus sanctus var. albohirtus Eig Astragalus sanctus var. macrocarpus Eig Astragalus sanctus var. microcarpus Eig Astragalus sanctus var. nigrohirtus Eig Tragacantha sancta (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |