| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus alyssoides Lam. sect. Hololeuce |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 317 (1783) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2100-2900m |
| Description | appresed silvery sericeous, stipules membranous, leaflets approximate, 5-7 pairs, oblong-linear, obtuse, flowers in dense oblong head, pod hirsute, oblong, acute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus alyssiformis Maassoumi & al. Astragalus alyssoides Kotschy ex Walp. Astragalus elbrusensis Boiss. Astragalus hololeucus Boiss. & Buhse Astragalus schischkinii Grossh. Astragalus zuvanticus Grossh. Tragacantha alyssoides (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha elbrusensis (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha hololeuca (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |