| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum algidum L.Z.Shue ex P.C.Li trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Hengduan Mount. 1: 974 (1993) |
| Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | leaves 6-8cm, leaflets 5-11, ovate to elliptic, 8-10mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed pubescent, raceme sparse, 6-12-flowered, calyx pilose, corolla 13-15mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Hedysarum algidum var. thyrsum Y.H.Wu Hedysarum tuberosum B.Fedtsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |