| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus plebeius Boiss. sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 37 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-3200m |
| Description | grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oblong, obtuse, at base elongate, flowers 8-10 in ovate head, calyx white hirsute |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha plebeia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |