| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus smithianus E.Peter sect. Ebracteolati |
| Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 12: 52 (1937) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 4800-5000m |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 1-2pairs, ovate to suborbiculate, 8-20mm, glabrous or ciliate, flowers pendent, 1-4, in lax raceme, corolla 10-12mm long, pod black pubescent |
| Size | 8-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |