| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus argaeus Boiss. & Balansa sect. Argaeus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 6: 53 (1859) |
| Native Range | c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-3200m |
| Description | acaulescent, densely sericeous hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, revolute, flowers 1-3, sessile in axils od upper leaves, bracts lanceolate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | red |
| 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 | Tragacantha argaea (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |