| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus beketowii (Krasn.) B.Fedtsch. sect. Hemiphragmium |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2. 5: 316 (1905) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-7 pairs, glaucous, narrowly elliptic to ovate, glabrous, raceme short, dense, 5-16-flowered, flowers 14-16mm, pod pendent, ventricose |
| Size | 5-17cm |
| Color | lilac, violet |
| 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 polychromus Oxytropis beketowii Krasn. Oxytropis famintziana |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |