| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chardinii Boiss. sect. Anthylloidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 74 (1843) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 10-20cm long, petiolate, leaflets 15-22 pairs, elliptic, apiculate, 4-11mm, sparsely whitish pilose, scape 7-10cm, flowers 20-28 in elongate raceme, 8-15cm long |
| Size | 12-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Astragalus brevipilus Zarre Astragalus dictyophysus Tchich. Astragalus kaghysmani Gontsch. Tragacantha chardinii (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha dictyophysa (Tchich.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |