| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nematodes Bunge ex Boiss. sect. Corethrum |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 425 (1872) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 3-7, narrowly linear, 1-2cm, densely white appressed hirsute, flowers 8-15 in dense raceme, corolla 8-10mm, pod linear-oblong, hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| 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 | Tragacantha nematodes (Bunge ex Boiss.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |