| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus skythropos Bunge sect. Skythropos |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 24: 31 (1878) |
| Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-3800m |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves 5-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 7-13 pairs, ovate to elliptic, acute, glabrous, flowers 8-13 in short dense raceme, corolla 15-17mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus skythropos var. acaulis Danguy Astragalus weigoldianus Hand.-Mazz. Tragacantha skythropa (Bunge ex Maxim.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) |