| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Exsicc. (Pl. Alepp. Kurd. Moss.) 1843: no. 398 (1843) |
| Native Range | n. & nw. Iran to Lebanon and s. & se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1800-2100m |
| Description | leaves 1-4cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-8 pairs, 5-6mm, oblong to broadly ovate, spinose, flowers of 3-4, sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, 15-40-flowered |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astracantha gossypina (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha xanthogossypina (Hand.-Mazz.) Podlech Astragalus filagineus Boiss. Astragalus gossypinoides Hand.-Mazz. & Bornm. Astragalus gossypinoides var. sindscharensis Širj. Astragalus gossypinus var. filagineus (Boiss.) Boiss. Astragalus gossypinus var. nervulosus Boiss. Astragalus gossypinus var. phyllostachys Boiss. Astragalus prusianus var. lozantinus Eig Astragalus xanthogossypinus Hand.-Mazz. Tragacantha filaginea (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha gossypina (Fisch.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |