| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus miniatus Bunge sect. Craccina |
| Synonyms | Astragalus ervoides Turcz. |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1200-2800m |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, narrowly linear, 5-15mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed hirsute, flowers in sparse raceme, flowers 1cm, pod linear, sessile, hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pinkish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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