| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus spruneri Boiss. sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 79 (1843) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-2100m |
| Description | subacaulis, leaflets 5-12 pairs, appressed grey pubescent, flowers in elongate raceme, pod to 15cm long, curvate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 crassicaulis Freyn & Sint. Astragalus spruneri var. thessalus (Boiss.) Boiss. Astragalus tempskyanus Freyn Astragalus tempskyanus ssp. crassicarpus Freyn Astragalus tempskyanus ssp. unguiculatus Freyn Astragalus thessalus Boiss. Tragacantha spruneri (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha thessala (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |