| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arnoldii Hemsl. & H.Pearson sect. Helmia |
| Synonyms | Astragalus li-ni Gómez-Sosa |
| Astragalus orotrephes W.W.Sm. | |
| Astragalus roborowskyi N.Ulziykh. | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 4000-5500m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 1-3 pairs, elliptic, 2-5mm, densely grey-white appressed hirsute, flowers 5-6, 7-10mm, in dense raceme, pod oblong, ventricose, hirsute |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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