| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus glaucacanthos Fisch. sect. Poterion |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 481 (1853) |
| Native Range | Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | tomentose, spines erect, leaves 3-4-jugate, leaflets remote, elliptic-obovate, obtuse, complicate, adaxially glabrous, flowers of 3-4, shortly pedicellate, bracts minute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 brachycladus Boiss. Astragalus jubatus var. semiglaber Bornm. Astragalus scorpius Buhse ex Bunge Tragacantha brachyclada (Boiss.) Kuntze Tragacantha glaucacanthos (Fisch.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |