| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus falconeri Bunge sect. Pseudosesbanella |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 4 (1868) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-3800m |
| Description | stems adpressed white hirsute, stipules broadly orbiculate, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets approximate, 8-13 pairs, obovate, 3-5mm long, obtuse, adaxially glabrescent, raceme short |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | violet-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 acutifolius Benth. ex Baker Astragalus badaschanicus Boriss. Astragalus falconeri var. paucistrigosus K.T.Fu Astragalus falconeri var. pilosus (Ali) L.B.Chaudhary Astragalus hoffmeisteri var. pilosus Ali Tragacantha falconeri (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |