| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lepidus Podlech sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 27: 57 (1988) |
| Native Range | c. Iran (Esfahan) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2100m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 11-17 pairs, 3-8mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially adpressed hirsute, complicate, inflorescence subsessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla to 3cm |
| Size | 4-6cm |
| Color | yellow, turning purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |