| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lithophilus Kar. & Kir. sect. Lithophilus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 344 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-3500m |
| Description | leaves 10-20cm, petiolate, leaflets 12-15 pairs, ovate to elliptic, rounded or retuse, glabrous, flowers 3-6 in lax raceme, corolla 2-3cm, pod ellipsoid, ventricose, glabrous |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus dicystis Bunge Tragacantha lithophila (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |