| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus kessleri Trautv. sect. Corethrum |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 33(I): 498 (1860) |
| Native Range | Kazakhstan to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm long, leaflets 5-6 pairs, linear-elliptic, appresed hirsute, acute, raceme 5-8cm, flowers remote, calyx tubular, pod pendent, oblong, glabrous |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Tragacantha kessleri (Trautv.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |