| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus prusianus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 88 (1849) |
| Native Range | ne. Iraq to n. Syria and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 50-1300m |
| Description | branchlets white tomentose, spines long, yellow, leaflets 6-7 pairs, ovate-oblong, flat, spinose, flowers of 4-5, axillary, forming compact, globular head, bracts ovate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | růžový |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 prusiana (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus byzantinus Fisch. Astragalus creticus Sm. Astragalus dumetorum Eig Astragalus flexicaulis var. bashlamish Eig Astragalus gossypinus var. brevifolius (Post) Post Astragalus prusianus var. alpinus Post Astragalus prusianus var. bozantinus Eig Astragalus prusianus var. brevifolius Post Astragalus prusianus var. jemelensis Eig Tragacantha prusiana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |