| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lagopoides Lam. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 322 (1783) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1400-2900m |
| Description | grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 6-10 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate, long mucronate, flowers in cylindrical spike, calyx adpressed hirsute, lobes subulate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow, red, 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 | Astragalus brachypodus Boiss. Astragalus karsianus Bunge Astragalus lagurus Willd. Astragalus lagurus var. brachypodus Boiss. Astragalus lagurus var. flavus Trautv. Tragacantha brachypoda (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha karsiana (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha lagopoides (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha lagurus (Willd.) Steven Tragacantha xanthura Steven |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |