| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus compactus Lam. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 322 (1783) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1200-1900m |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm long, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-6 pairs, 10-15mm, oblong to narrowly elliptic, spinose, grey tomentose, inflorescence spherical, ca. 3cm in diam. |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | 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 | Astracantha compacta (Lam.) Podlech Astracantha insidiosa (Boriss.) Podlech Astragalus insidiosus (Boriss.) Boriss. Astragalus knappii Bornm. Astragalus strictifolius f. intermedius Širj. Astragalus strictifolius var. kutepovii Širj. Astragalus strictifolius ssp. kutepovii (Širj.) Ponert Tragacantha compacta (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha insidiosa Boriss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |