| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ornithopodioides Lam. sect. Ornitholobium |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 312 (1783) |
| Native Range | w. & n. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-1700m |
| Description | leaflets 10-15 pairs, small, obovate, obtuse, crowded, grey pubescent, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, pod 20-25mm long, curvate |
| Size | 8-22cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus bylowae Elenevsky Astragalus conrathii Freyn Astragalus horwoodii Eig Astragalus multijugus (Trautv.) Grossh. Astragalus nigrostriatus K.Koch Astragalus stevenianus var. multijugus Trautv. Astragalus trigonelloides Boiss. Tragacantha ornithopodioides (Lam.) Kuntze Tragacantha trigonelloides (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |