| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus polaris (Seem.) Benth. sect. Polares |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 23(2): 323 (1861) |
| Native Range | Russian Far East to Alaska |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, obovate-oblong, truncate, 3-5mm long, flowers 2-3 in raceme, calyx campanulate, black hirsute, corolla ca. 1cm long |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | 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 amblyodon (Rydb.) Kearney ex Rydb. Astragalus atlasovii Kom. Homalobus amblyodon Rydb. Oxytropis polaris Seem. Phaca polaris (Seem.) Rydb. Tragacantha polaris (Seem.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |