| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus rawlinsianus Aitch. & Baker sect. Malacothrix |
| Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 51 (1886) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1000-2300m |
| Description | subacaulescent, adpressed lanate, leaves 5-12cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oval, obtuse, inflorescence dense, ovoid, 3-4cm long, flowers 15-21mm long, pod lanceolate, acute, ca. 1cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |