| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus psilocentros Fisch. sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 26(II): 405 (1853) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stipules lanceolate, apiculate, glabrous, leaves 5-6 pairs, minute, oblong, acute, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers 1-2, axillary, shortly pedicellate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Astragalus polemius Boiss. Astragalus psilocentros var. pilosus R.Parker Tragacantha polemia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |