| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus somcheticus K.Koch sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 15: 720 (1842) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-2700m |
| Description | leaflets 10-15 pairs, ovate-oval, 5-8mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent, raceme dense, few flowered, flowers 20-25mm long, pod linear, 2-4cm, acuminate, glabrous |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 demetri Kharadze Astragalus demetri var. violaceus Grossh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |