| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hostilis Boiss. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 306 (1872) |
| Native Range | sw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | spinose, leaves paripinnate, leaflets 10-18, oblanceolate, entire, acute, adaxially glabrous, abaxially villose, sessile, flowers 1-2, axillary, 20-25mm long, pod ovoid |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Tragacantha hostilis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |