| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mercklinii Boiss. & Buhse sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 70 (1860) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Iran and Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1600-2600m |
| Description | subacaulescent, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 7-13, opposite, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, entire, obtuse, subglabrous, flowers in axillary, pedunculate raceme |
| Size | 10-13cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus holdichianus Aitch. & Baker Astragalus maculatus Bunge Astragalus mercklinii ssp. farsicus Podlech Astragalus schirkuhicus Bornm. Astragalus strictilobus Barneby Astragalus sykesiae N.D.Simpson Tragacantha maculata (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha mercklinii (Boiss. & Buhse) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |