| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus horridus Boiss. sect. Acanthophace |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 66 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-4300m |
| Description | procumbent, green, spiny, leaflets 6-7 pairs, minute, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, flowers 3-4, shortly pedicellate, amongst upper leaves |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| 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 | Astragalus chionobius Bunge Astragalus chionobius var. hirtus Boiss. Tragacantha chionobia (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha horrida (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |