| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus venulosus Boiss. sect. Rhabdotus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 75 (1843) |
| Native Range | nw. Iraq to w. & s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | subacaulescent, grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 12-15 pairs, oblong, shortly mucronate, flowers in short, dense ovoid head, bracts oblong, pod coriaceous, sessile |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Tragacantha venulosa (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |