| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus charguschanus Freyn sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 764 (1905) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4900m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 25-43, elliptic-ovate, entire, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent, flowers 3-4 in cluster, pod sessile |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus pamiricus (O.Fedtsch.) O.Fedtsch. Astragalus staintonianus Ali Astragalus tianschanicus var. pamiricus O.Fedtsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |