| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sciureus Boiss. & Hohen. sect. Hymenostegis |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 9: 98 (1849) |
| Native Range | n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2600m |
| Description | sericeous grey hirsute, stipules lanceolate, glabrous, leaflets 6-7 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate, spinose, flowers in long, narrow, cylindrical spike, bracts lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | pink, red, purple |
| 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 | Astragalus sciureus var. subsessilis Bornm. Astragalus tenax Bunge Tragacantha sciurea (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze Tragacantha tenax (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |