| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus abbreviatus Kar. & Kir. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 343 (1842) |
| Native Range | se. Kazakhstan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-16cm, petiolate, leaflets 14-17 pairs, oval-oblong, rounded, sericeous hirsute, raceme shortly pedunculate, lax 2-4-flowered, flowers 18-22mm long |
| Size | 10-16cm |
| Color | yellow, turning purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha abbreviata (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |