| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cariensis Boiss. sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 56 (1849) |
| Native Range | sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 8-10 pairs, obovate-elliptic, flowers 3-4 on very short scape, bracts oblong, acuminate, pod white setose |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 cariensis ssp. ehrendorferi Ponert Astragalus rhizanthus Boiss. Tragacantha cariensis (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |