| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus praeteritus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Poliothrix |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. 117: 228 (2006) |
| Native Range | e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-3600m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, subsessile, leaflets 7-10 pairs, elliptic, 4-7mm, glabrous, rounded, raceme ovoid, ca. 10-flowered, calyx sparsely black hirsute, pod subsessile, oblong |
| Size | 7-10cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |