| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus praeteritus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Poliothrix |
| 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 | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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