| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus muschianus Kotschy & Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 357 (1872) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stipules ovate-oblong, obtuse, long spinose, leaflets 3-4-pairs, elliptic, attenuate, pungent, coriaceous, flowers axillary, producing oval head, calyx white tomentose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 geminana (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astracantha muschiana (Kotschy & Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus bimgollianus Kotschy & Boiss. Astragalus geminanus Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus geminanus var. minor Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus kurdicus ssp. kurdorum Eig Astragalus kurdicus var. muschianus (Kotschy & Boiss.) D.F.Chamb. Astragalus muschianus var. bimgollianus Boiss. Tragacantha geminana (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Boiss. Tragacantha muschiana (Kotschy & Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |