| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus gummifer Labill. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | J. Phys. (Halle) 1: 46 (1790) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to Lebanon and e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1300-1800m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-7 pairs, 5-8mm, elliptic, mucronate, subglabrous, flowers of 2-3, axillary, in ovoid, 8-20-flowered inflorescence, flowers 10-12mm |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | |
| 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 adanica (Ivanig.) Greuter Astracantha gummifera (Labill.) Podlech Astracantha rayatensis (Eig) Podlech Astracantha tournefortii (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus adanicus Ivanig. Astragalus adpressus Ehrenb. ex Walp. Astragalus erianthus Willd. Astragalus gummifer f. macrophyllus Širj. Astragalus gummifer ssp. tournefortii (Boiss.) Ponert Astragalus gummifer var. villosus Širj. Astragalus noemiae Eig Astragalus rayatensis Eig Astragalus tournefortii Boiss. Tragacantha eriantha (Willd.) Kuntze Tragacantha gummifera (Labill.) Kuntze Tragacantha tournefortii (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |