| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus parnassii Boiss. sect. Pterophorus |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 9: 80 (1849) |
| Native Range | Balkan Penninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | erinaceous, branchlets glabrous, long spinose, stipules lanceolate, glabrous, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oblong, mucronate, flat, glabrous, green, inflorescence dense, globular |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, yellow |
| Bloom | early 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 jankae (Degen & Bornm.) Podlech Astracantha parnassi (Boiss.) Podlech Astracantha thracica ssp. jankae (Degen & Bornm.) Greuter Astracantha thracica ssp. parnassi (Boiss.) Greuter Astragalus aristatus Sm. Astragalus jankae Degen & Bornm. Astragalus parnassi f. alba Micevski & E.Mayer Astragalus parnassi var. albanicus Širj. Astragalus parnassi var. oetaeus Širj. Astragalus thracicus ssp. jankae (Degen & Bornm.) Vulev Astragalus thracicus var. jankae (Degen & Bornm.) Širj. Astragalus thracicus ssp. parnassi (Boiss.) Strid Tragacantha parnassi (Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) |