| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus kurdicus Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 84 (1849) |
| Native Range | ne. Iraq to se. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1300-2900m |
| Description | leaves spinose, leaflets 8-12 pairs, narrowly elliptic, aristate, 5-12mm long, subglabrous, flowers 2-6, 14-20mm long, calyx white hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | lilac, pink |
| 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 kurdica (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus kurdicus var. nudatus Širj. Astragalus nudatus Bunge Tragacantha kurdica (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha nudata (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |