| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pycnocephalus Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Exsicc. (Pl. Alepp. Kurd. Moss.) 1843: no. 373b (1843) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, spinose, flowers of 4-6, sessile, axillary, inflorescence spherical, many flowered, flowers 17-26mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astracantha alexandri (Širj.) Podlech Astracantha ferox (Boriss.) Czerep. Astracantha pycnocephala (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha zahlbruckneri (Hand.-Mazz.) Podlech Astragalus alexandri Širj. Astragalus eriacmus Boiss. Astragalus ferox (Boriss.) Boriss. Astragalus guestii Eig Astragalus karsianus Širj. & Bornm. Astragalus karsicola Širj. & Bornm. Astragalus pycnocephalus ssp. munzurica Ponert Astragalus pycnocephalus var. nabelekii Širj. Astragalus pycnocephalus var. seytunensis (Bunge) D.F.Chamb. Astragalus pycnocephalus ssp. seytunensis (Bunge) Ponert Astragalus quercetorum Eig Astragalus seytunensis Bunge Astragalus zahlbruckneri Hand.-Mazz. Tragacantha alexandri (Širj.) Soják Tragacantha eriacma (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha ferox Boriss. Tragacantha pycnocephala (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha seytunensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |