| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus russelii Banks & Sol. |
| Bibliography | Nat. Hist. Aleppo [A. Russell] ed. 2, 2: 260 (1794) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to Syria and se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 400-1400m |
| Description | leaves to 2cm, rachis thorny, leaflets 4-6 pairs, elliptic or obovate, acute, sparsely hirsute, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, calyx ventricose, corolla 20-25cm |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white-rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 balkisensis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus behen Bertol. Astragalus rauwolfii Pall. Tragacantha rauwolfii (Pall.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |