| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus lessertioides Benth. ex Bunge sect. Cenantrum |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 24 (1868) |
| Native Range | w. & sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4900m |
| Description | leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, elliptic, 4-11mm long, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white hirsute, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 10-12mm, pod black hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus levitubus H.T.Tsai & T.T.Yu Tragacantha lessertioides (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |