| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus clarkeanus Ali sect. Oroboidei |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4600m |
| Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, narrowly elliptic, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, flowers 6-10 in dense raceme, corolla 9mm, pod elipsoid, 7-8mm, black hirsute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | lavender blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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