| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum tanguticum B.Fedtsch. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Centralbl. 84: 274 (1902) |
| Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-4200m |
| Description | leaves 8-15cm, leaflets 15-25, ovate-oblong to elliptic, 8-15mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially villose, raceme dense, cylindrical, many flowered, calyx villose, corolla 21-25mm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum sikkimense var. megalanthum H.Ohashi & Tateishi Hedysarum tongolense Ulbr. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |