| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus rhizanthus Benth. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 199 (1835) |
| Native Range | ne. & e. Afghanistan to Xinjiang and c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-5000m |
| Description | leaves 5-12cm, leaflets 6-20 pairs, elliptic, 4-8mm, acute, densely appressed hirsute, flowers 3-5 in lax, subsessile raceme, corolla 18-23mm long, pod oblong |
| Size | 5-55cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 anomalus Bunge Astragalus badrinathensis M.P.Sharma & al. Astragalus dscheratuensis var. viridis Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus ladakensis N.P.Balakr. Astragalus malacophyllus Benth. ex Bunge Astragalus nuristanicus Širj. & Rech.f. Astragalus nuristanicus var. elasoonensis Širj. & Rech.f. Tragacantha anomala (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha malacophylla (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha rhizantha (Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |