| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus schugnanicus B.Fedtsch. sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 1: 124 (1902) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3800m |
| Description | leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 5-10 pairs, obovate, cuneate, at apex emarginate, glabrous, flowers in oblong spike, bracts lanceolate, membranous, corolla 7mm long |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus jagnobicus var. shtivensis Širj. & Rech.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |