| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus exscapus L. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 275 (1771) |
| Native Range | c. & se. Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 200-2200m |
| Description | acaulescent, stipules lanceolate, plumose, petioles adpressed hirsute, leaflets 8-10 pairs, appresed sericeous, ovate-elliptic, obtuse, flowers 2-3 in sessile raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragaloides syphilitica Moench Astragalus angustiflorus ssp. hellenicus (Boiss.) Ponert Astragalus exscapus var. caulescens Velen. Astragalus exscapus f. caulifer Borbás Astragalus exscapus var. leiocarpus (Shuttlew.) Jaccard Astragalus exscapus f. scaposus Beck Astragalus hellenicus Boiss. Astragalus leiocarpus Shuttlew. Myobroma exscapa (L.) Steven Tragacantha exscapa (L.) Kuntze Tragacantha hellenica (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia 33 Caucasus 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |