| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ornithorrhynchus Popov sect. Cytisodes |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R 10: 19, 102 (1947) |
| Native Range | e. Kazakhstan to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, elliptic to obovate, white hirsute, raceme short, 2-12-flowered, flowers 25mm, pod terete, densely hirsute |
| Size | 10-18cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) |