| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus anfractuosus Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 125 (1868) |
| Native Range | w. China to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-3700m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 2-4 pairs, remote, linear to narrowly elliptic, abaxially appressed hirsute, raceme short, loosely 4-7-flowered, flowers 2cm, pod linear |
| Size | 7-18cm |
| Color | purple, yellowish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |