| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus amblolepis Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 372 (1853) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. & se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-1900m |
| Description | spines long, thin, stipules triangular-ovate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, remote, flat, oblong, adpressed hirsute, flowers 5, axillary, forming spherically oval head |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Astracantha amblolepis (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha basianica (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Podlech Astracantha psilacmos (Bunge) Podlech Astracantha wartoensis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Podlech Astragalus amadiensis Eig Astragalus basianicus Boiss. & Hausskn. Astragalus basianicus var. brevispinus Eig Astragalus basianicus var. glaber Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus basianicus var. glabrescens Širj. Astragalus psilacmos Bunge Astragalus wartoensis Boiss. & Kotschy Tragacantha amblolepis (Fisch.) Kuntze Tragacantha psilacmos (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha wartoensis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |