| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pyrrhotrichus Boiss. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 73 (1849) |
| Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely adpressed lanate, stipules lanceolate, leaflets remote, 20-25 pairs, small, orbiculate, shortly petiolate, flowers 10-20 in lax raceme, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Tragacantha pyrrhotricha (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |