| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tragacantha L. sect. Tragacantha |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 762 (1753) |
| Native Range | s. France to Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm, petiolate, imparipinnate, leaflets 5-12 pairs, narrowly ovate to obovate, densely hirsute, flowers 3-8 in raceme amongst leaves, calyx tubular, corolla 17-19mm |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 massiliensis (Mill.) Lam Astragalus massiliensis var. peduncularis Rouy Astragalus massiliensis var. salvatoris Willk. Astragalus salvatoris Willk. Astragalus spinosissimus St.Lag. Astragalus tragacantha ssp. salvatoris (Willk.) Rivas Mart. Astragalus tragacantha ssp. vincentinus (Samp.) Rivas Mart. & al. Tragacantha massiliensis Mill. Tragacantha vera Medik. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa |