| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus myriacanthus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 91 (1849) |
| Native Range | Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-2500m |
| Description | densely erinaceous, stipules ovate, acuminate, appresed pubescent, leaflets 6-7 pairs, approximate, minute, oblong, complicate, mucronate, flowers axillary, producing head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | fleshy red |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 echidniformis (Širj.) Podlech Astracantha eschkerensis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astracantha lateritians (Freyn & Bornm.) Podlech Astracantha multispina (Freyn & Bornm.) Podlech Astracantha myriacantha (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus denudatus Kotschy ex Fisch. Astragalus echidniformis Širj. Astragalus eschkerensis Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus janthinus Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus lateritians Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus microcephalus var. parviflorus (Freyn & Bornm.) Širj. Astragalus multispina Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus multispina var. parviflorus (Freyn & Bornm.) Širj. Astragalus stapfii Širj. Tragacantha eschkerensis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze Tragacantha janthina (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kuntze Tragacantha myriacantha (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |