| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tibetanus Benth. ex Bunge sect. Hypoglottidei |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 52 (1868) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-4000m |
| Description | leaves 3-11cm long, leaflets 8-14 pairs, elliptic, 5-15mm, hirsute, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 16-22mm, pod pedicellate, oblong, thinly coriaceous, black hirsute |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | bluish violet, pale lilac |
| 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 | Astragalus narynensis Freyn Astragalus olufsenii Freyn Astragalus olufsenii f. altaicus Krylov Astragalus talievii Širj. Astragalus tibetanus f. jachsivolensis Rassulova Astragalus tibetanus f. sarytagensis Rassulova Tragacantha tibetana (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |