| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cylleneus Fisch. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 355 (1853) |
| Native Range | s. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2100m |
| Description | erinaceous, branchlets glabrous, spines thin, stipules lanceolate, glabrous, leaflets 5 pairs, oblong, flat, long spinose, adpressed pubescent, flowers of 2, axillary |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Astracantha parnassi ssp. cyllenea (Fisch.) Podlech Astracantha thracica ssp. cyllenea (Fisch.) Greuter Astragalus calavrytensis Beauverd & Topali Astragalus parnassi var. cylleneus (Fisch.) Boiss. & Heldr. Astragalus parnassi ssp. cylleneus (Fisch.) Hayek Astragalus thracicus ssp. cylleneus (Fisch.) Strid Tragacantha cyllenea (Fisch.) Soják |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |