| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus orthocarpus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 68 (1849) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stems thin, rigid, shortly hirsute, leaves 12-20-jugate, leaflets orbiculate, glabrous, flowers of 1-3, axillary, subsessile, calyx long white hirsute, pod erect |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus virgaurea Kitam. Tragacantha orthocarpa (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |