| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lamarckii Boiss. sect. Rhacophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 82 (1849) |
| Native Range | e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 900-1800m |
| Description | densely erinaceous, grey sericeous, stipules ovate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic, long spinose, flowers 3-4, axillary, in dense spherical head, calyx white lanate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink |
| 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 lamarckii (Boiss.) Podlech Astragalus compactus var. minor DC. Astragalus eginensis Freyn & Sint. Astragalus erythrocephalus Freyn & Sint. Astragalus humilis Willd. ex Boiss. Astragalus lamarckii ssp. eginensis (Freyn & Sint.) Ponert Astragalus lamarckii ssp. erythrocephalus (Freyn & Sint.) Širj. Astragalus lamarckii ssp. nimrudensis (Širj.) Ponert Astragalus lamarckii ssp. tinctus (Freyn & Sint.) Ponert Astragalus nimrudensis Širj. Astragalus plumosus DC. ex Bunge Astragalus tinctus Freyn & Sint. Tragacantha lamarckii (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |