| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hispidus Labill. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Pl Syr. 1: 18 (1791) |
| Native Range | Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | densely shiny hirsute, stems short, densely leafy, leaves 6-7-jugate, leaflets minute, approximate, elliptic, obtuse, flowers in small, spherical head, calyx white hispid |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus barbatus var. billardieri Boiss. Astragalus barbatus ssp. nanus (DC.) Ponert Astragalus nanus DC. Astragalus pygmaeus DC. ex Bunge Tragacantha nana (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |