| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arkalycensis Bunge sect. Laguropsis |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 189 (1868) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Siberia and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaflets 5-11 pairs, oblong-elliptic, 4-8mm, densely appressed hirsute, inflorescence dense, subpaniculate, flowers 18-22mm, pod sessile, densely lanate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 | Astragalus arkalycensis var. niger Polozhij Astragalus arkalycensis var. violaceus Basil. Astragalus bungeanus Boiss. Astragalus sabuletorum Kar. & Kir. Astragalus tricolor Bunge Tragacantha arkalycensis (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha trichroa Kuntze Tragacantha tricolor (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |