| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pycnocladus Boiss. & Hausskn. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 2: 336 (1872) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to ne Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | branchlets minutely pubescent, stipules ovate, acuminate, leaves 5-7-jugate, leaflets complicate, narrowly oblong-linear, green, long spinose, flowers in capitate raceme |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 brantii Eig Astragalus gerruensis Bornm. & Širj. Astragalus glaucopsiformis Maassoumi Astragalus microcephalus ssp. pycnocladus (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Širj. Astragalus parrowianus var. intermedius Širj. & Bornm. Astragalus pirimukurunicus Eig |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |