| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lycius Boiss. sect. Onobrychoidei |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 45 (1849) |
| Native Range | sw. & c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-1800m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, stipules connate, lanceolate, leaflets minute, 10-13pairs, elliptic-linear, flowers in ovate head, bracts oblong-lanceolate, short |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 collinus Boiss. Astragalus maxtedii Podlech & Sytin Astragalus rausianus Podlech a Ekici Astragalus zonarius E.Sheld. Tragacantha lycia (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |