| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus munroi Benth. ex Bunge sect. Lithophilus |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 30 (1868) |
| Native Range | Xinjiang to Pakistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-5200m |
| Description | stems densely white hirsute, leaflets 19-21 pairs, oblanceolate, obtuse, flowers in dense head, sepals linear-aristate, corolla 25mm long |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus longicalyx C.C.Ni & P.C.Li Tragacantha munroi (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |