| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nepalensis Podlech sect. Aegacantha |
| Bibliography | Sendtnera 6: 137 (1999) |
| Native Range | Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-2500m |
| Description | stipules triangular, 2-4mm, leaves paripinnate, leaflets thick, elliptic to obovate, 2-4mm, obtuse, complicate, hirsute, raceme 2-4-flowered, subsessile, corolla 2cm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |