| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ptychophyllus Boiss. sect. Microphysa |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 42 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-3000m |
| Description | sericeous-hirsute, branchlets spinose, stipules triangular, tomentose, leaflets 5-7 pairs, ovate, revolute, obtuse, flowers in cylindrical, sparse spike, bracts oblong, short |
| 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 | Astragalus gandjehicus Parsa Astragalus ptychophyllus f. longepedunculatus (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Astragalus ptychophyllus var. longepedunculatus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus ptychophyllus f. xerxis (Širj. & Rech.f.) Parsa Astragalus ptychophyllus var. xerxis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus sivandi Parsa Tragacantha ptychophylla (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |