| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arguricus Bunge sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 103 (1868) |
| Native Range | nw. & n. Iran to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-1800m |
| Description | cinereous sparsely hirsute, leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 10-14 pairs, ovate, green, raceme ovoid, flowers 20-25mm, pod erect, oblong, black and white setose-hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 kozlovskyi Grossh. Astragalus zourabadensis Zarre & Podlech Tragacantha argurica (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |