| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus despectus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Novon 17: 229 (2007) |
| Native Range | Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 5000-5100m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-3cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, flowers in compact, spherical raceme, calyx densely black hirsute |
| Size | 4-5cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |