| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hypoglottis L. sect. Hypoglottidei |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 274 (1771) |
| Native Range | s. France to Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | pubescent, glaucous, stipules connate, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong or elliptic, acute, flowers in dense, ovate head, calyx black hirsute, pod erect, hirsute |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus clusii Pollini Astragalus dasyglotiis ssp. hypoglottis (L.) Pall. Astragalus hippoglossus St.-Lag. Astragalus hypoglottis var. purpureus (Lam.) Fiori Astragalus hypoglottis ssp. purpureus (Lam.) Rivas Goday & Borja Astragalus onobrychis ssp. hypoglottis (L.) Bonnier & Layens Astragalus onobrychis ssp. purpureus Bonnier Astragalus pulchellus Salisb. Astragalus purpureus Lam. Hypoglottis purpurea (Lam.) Fourr. Oxytropis montana Spreng. Phaca hypoglottis (L.) MacMill. Solenotus hypoglottis (L.) Steven Solenotus purpureus (Lam.) Steven Tragacantha hypoglottis (L.) Kuntze Tragacantha purpurea (Lam.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |