| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sphaeranthus Boiss. sect. Stereothrix |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 37 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to ne. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3600m |
| Description | densely hirsute, woody-based, stipules triangular, apiculate, leaflets 7-10 pairs, approximate, elliptic, obtuse, in large, dense, ovate head, pod minute |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha sphaerantha (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |