| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus licentianus Hand.-Mazz. sect. Skythropos |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 82: 247 (1933) |
| Native Range | nc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | leaves 3-11cm, petiolate, leaflets 10-16 pairs, ovate to elliptic, obtuse, grey pilose, flowers 8-18 in dense raceme, corolla 13-17mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet, bluish 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |