| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus masenderanus Bunge sect. Cystium |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 114 (1868) |
| Native Range | Iran to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3200m |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stipules vaginate-connate, hirsute, leaflets 12-16 pairs, remote, narrowly lanceolate, acute, flowers in short, sparse head, bracts oblong |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus danieli-kochii Freyn Astragalus didymophysus Bunge Astragalus kurdaicus Sumnev. Astragalus pseudophysodes Gontsch. Astragalus skorniakowii B. Fedtsch. Astragalus skorniakowii var. wuqiaensis S.B.Ho Tragacantha didymophysa (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha masenderana (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |