| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mesoleios Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 9: 91 (1849) |
| Native Range | Iran (Teheran) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stems tomentose, spines patent, leaves 3-6-jugate, elliptic-oblong, complicate, small, attenuate in long spines, flowers of 2, axillary, calyx white lanate |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| 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 | Astracantha mesoleia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Podlech Astragalus pycnophyllus Kotschy ex Bunge Tragacantha mesoleios (Boiss. & Hohen.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |