| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus trachyacanthos Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 381 (1853) |
| Native Range | w. & n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules broadly ovate, acuminate, glabrous, leaflets 4 pairs, remote, rigid, lanceolate-linear, pale green, flowers 4, axillary, producing ovoid head |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 cesarensis (Širj. & Bornm.) Podlech Astragalus aphthonus Rech.f. & Aellen Astragalus behboudii Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus behboudii var. longimucronatus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus cesarensis Širj. & Bornm. Astragalus steppicola Širj., Rech.f. & Aellen Tragacantha trachyacanthos (Fisch.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |