| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus athranthus Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Novon 17: 228 (2007) |
| Native Range | Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4100m |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly elliptic, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, obtuse to acute, flowers in compact raceme, calyx black hirsute |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai) |