| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus shelkovnikovii Grossh. sect. Ornitholobium |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 220 (1927) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1400m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, leaves 3-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, narrowly linear, 1-2cm long, acute, raceme lax, 5-14-flowered, 3-5cm long, pod cylindrical, hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| 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 variistipula Turrill |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |