| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mesogitanus Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 41 (1843) |
| Native Range | w. & sc. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 950-1550m |
| Description | adpressed silvery setose, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oblong, obscurely acute, flowers in globular head, calyx adpressed hispid, lobes linear |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lavender blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus angorensis Bunge Astragalus decumbens Boiss. Astragalus hololeucoides Podlech & Sytin Astragalus leucocyaneus Griseb. Astragalus lycius f. acutiflorus Hub.-Mor. Astragalus lydius Boiss. Astragalus mesogitanus f. glabrifolius Hub.-Mor. Tragacantha leucocyanea (Griseb.) Kuntze Tragacantha mesogitana (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |