| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus barba-jovis DC. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 188(1802) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1100-1400m |
| Description | erinaceous, stipules lanceolate, ciliate, leaflets 5-6 pairs, approximate, minute, oblong, spinose, complicate, tomentose, flowers of 2, axillary, producing globular head |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple, yellow |
| 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 barba-jovis (DC.) Podlech Astragalus barba-jovis var. candicans Širj. Astragalus candicans Freyn & Sint. Astragalus krugeanus var. nitens Freyn & Bornm. Astragalus plumosus ssp. nitens (Freyn & Bornm.) Ponert Astragalus prantlianus Freyn Tragacantha argentea Mill. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |