| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus salsugineus Kar. & Kir. sect. Trachycercis |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 341 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 6-8 pairs, remote, lanceolate, obtuse, 1-2cm, sparsely white hirsute, raceme 6-9-flowered, flowers 16-18mm, pod oblong, lanate |
| Size | 9-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha salsuginea (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) |