| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus breviflorus DC. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 194 (1802) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, spines thin, stipules lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, oblong-linear, grey hirsute, flowers of 4-6, axillary, producing compact head |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 breviflora (DC.) Podlech Astracantha eriocephala (Willd.) Podlech Astragalus eriocephalus Willd. Astragalus eriocephalus var. bimgoellensis Širj. Astragalus eriocephalus ssp. haussknechtianus Širj. Astragalus stolzenburgensis Lerchenf. ex Schur Tragacantha breviflora (DC.) Steven Tragacantha eriocephala (Willd.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |