| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus austriacus Jacq. sect. Craccina |
| Bibliography | Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 263 (1962) |
| Native Range | ne. Spain to Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaflets 4-7 pairs, linear, appressed white hirsute, flowers in sparse raceme, corolla 6-7mm, pod sessile, oblong-ovoid, 6-7mm, white hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | whitish, pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Astragalus austriacus f. humilis Willk. Astragalus cretaceus Pall. Astragalus dichopterus Pall. Astragalus olopterus DC. Astragalus onobrychis var. angustifolius DC. Astragalus tenuifolius L. Craccina austriaca (L.) Steven Oxytropis dichoptera DC. Oxytropis taurica Pers. ex DC. Phaca austriaca (L.) Medik. Phaca frigida var. austriaca (L.) Hartm. Tragacantha austriaca (L.) Kuntze Tragacantha tenuifolia (L.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |