| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus caucasicus Pall. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Sp. Astragal.: 2 (1800) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules lanceolate, acuminate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, complicate, linear-lanceolate, spinose, abaxially hirsute, flowers axillary, producing cylindrical spike |
| Size | 40-50cm |
| Color | pale yellow, whitish |
| Bloom | 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 | Astracantha caucasica (Pall.) Podlech Astragalus caucasicus var. boissieri Širj. Astragalus caucasicus var. laxus Fisch. Tragacantha caucasica (Pall.) Steven |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |