| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus leiophyllus Freyn & Bornm. sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 594 (1897) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-2500m |
| Description | leaves 3-6cm, rachis spinose, leaflets 4-6 pairs, 5-10mm, oblong, spinose, glabrous, flowers in compact, 5-12-flowered spike, corolla 13-16mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | 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 delanensis (Širj. & Rech.f.) Greuter Astracantha leiophylla (Freyn & Bornm.) Greuter Astragalus delanensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus helgurdensis C.C.Towns. Astragalus leiophyllus var. nigropedunculatus C.C.Towns. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |