| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cryptocarpos DC. sect. Acanthophace |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 187 (1802) |
| Native Range | se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-3000m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 9-11 pairs, 4-8mm, narrowly elliptic, obtuse, glabrous, inflorescence with 5-6 shortly pedicellate flowers, 20-23mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white-rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 rechingeri Širj. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |