| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus malcolmii Hemsl. & H.Pearson sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 35: 172 (1902) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-2cm, subsessile, leaflets 4-7 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, abaxially white hirsute, raceme spherical, densely many flowered, flowers 7-8mm long |
| Size | 3-4cm |
| Color | mauve |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |