| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus caprinus L. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 1071 (1763) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | green, adpressed hirsute, acaulescent, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 12-16 pairs, ovate or elliptic, adaxially glabrous, flowers in raceme, calyx hirsute, pod coriaceous |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus alexandrinus Boiss. Astragalus alexandinus var. elongatus Barbey Astragalus alexandrinus var. sublaxus Eig Astragalus beershabensis Eig & Sam. ex Rech.f. Astragalus behbehanensis Podlech Astragalus bersabeensis Eig Astragalus bersabeensis var. elongatus (Barbey) Eig Astragalus caprinus var. hirsutus DC. Astragalus caprinus ssp. lanigerus (Desf.) Maire Astragalus caprinus var. reboudii (Coss. ex Bunge) Maire Astragalus deserti-syriaci Eig Astragalus hormozabadensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus khuzistanicus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus lanigerus Desf. Astragalus lanigerus var. glabrescens Ball Astragalus lanigerus var. reboudi (Coss. ex Bunge) Maire Astragalus lanigerus var. salinus Pomel Astragalus lanigerus var. subglabratus DC. Astragalus libycus Borzi & Mattei Astragalus platyraphis Fisch. Astragalus platyraphis var. macrocarpus Eig Astragalus platyraphis var. microcarpus Eig Astragalus reboudianus Batt. Astragalus reboudii Coss. ex Bunge Astragalus weilleri Emb. & al. Myobroma caprina (L.) Steven Myobroma lanigera (Desf.) Steven Tragacantha alexandrina (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha caprina (L.) Kuntze Tragacantha lanigera (Desf.) Kuntze Tragacantha platyraphis (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha reboudii (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |