| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus eriopodus Boiss. sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 48 (1843) |
| Native Range | Iran to Syria and se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-2400m |
| Description | leaves 6-10cm, leaflets 6-12 pairs, broadly elliptic to obovate, adpressed hirsute, flowers 30-80 in lax cylindrical spike, calyx white pilose, corolla 18-22mm long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus eriopodus var. longepedunculatus Parsa Astragalus stenostachys Beck Tragacantha eriopoda (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |