| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus densiflorus Kar. & Kir. sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 329 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. & c. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1500-3700m |
| Description | leaves 2-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-6 pairs, narrowly elliptic, abaxially appressed hirsute, raceme densely many flowered, flowers 6-7mm, pod sessile, globular, hirsute |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis parviflora Franch. Tragacantha densiflora (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) |