| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arcuatus Kar. & Kir. sect. Erioceras |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 407 (1841) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to w. Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 1-2cm long, leaflets 2-4 pairs, linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate, adpressed hirsute, flowers 5-7, 17-25mm long, in spherical raceme, pod linear, densely hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Philammos arcuatus (Kar. & Kir.) Steven Tragacantha arcuata (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |