| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus vaginans DC. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 210 (1802) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous, stipules membranous, long vaginate, leaflets 7-10 pairs, remote, coriaceous, lanceolate, spinose, abaxially long sparsely pubescent, flowers in dense ovate head |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | 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 | Tragacantha vaginans (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |