| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum sikkimense Benth. ex Baker trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 145 (1876) |
| Native Range | c. China to Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3100-4700m |
| Description | leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 17-23, ovate-oblong, 13-16mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially along veins pilose, raceme dense, secund, many flowered, flowers 12-14mm long |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus mairei H.Lév. Hedysarum limprichtii Ulbr. Hedysarum sikkimense var. rigidum Hand.-Mazz. Hedysarum sikkimense var. xiangchengense L.Z.Shue |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |