| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chesneya polystichoides (Hand.-Mazz.) Ali trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Scientist (Karachi) 3: 10 (1959) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4400m |
| Description | leaves 8-14cm, leaflets 9-20 pairs, dense, sessile, abaxially grey-white, adaxially deep green, oblong suborbiculate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, ca. 2cm long |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Calophaca polystichoides Hand.-Mazz. Spongiocarpella polystichoides (Hand.-Mazz.) Yakovlev |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |