| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus galactites Pall. sect. Trachycercis |
| Bibliography | Sp. Astragal.: 85 (1800) |
| Native Range | sc. Siberia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 700-3500m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaflets 6-8 pairs, lanceolate, 3-10mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed hirsute, flowers 1-2, axillary, corolla 22-32mm, pod sessile, 5mm, oblong |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pale yellow, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ailuroschia galactites (Pall.) Steven Astragalus involucratus Tratt. Astragalus ningxianensis Podlech & L.R.Xu Astragalus otosemius Kitag. Astragalus salsugineus var hetaoensis H.C.Fu Astragalus zhaolingicus K.T.Fui Myobroma galactites (Pall.) Steven Tragacantha galactites (Pall.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |