| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus candidissimus Ledeb. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 309 (1831) |
| Native Range | e. Kazakhstan to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | densely white tomentose lanate, leaves 3-13cm, leaflets 5-12 pairs, lanceolate, racemes short, densely 5-12-flowered, pod ventricose, ovoid, 12-17mm, sericeous-adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pink-violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Solenotus candidissimus (Ledeb.) Steven Tragacantha candidissima (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |