| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mekongensis Podlech sect. Poliothrix |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. 120: 54 (2009) |
| Native Range | e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-3400m |
| Description | stems densely hirsute, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 10-13pairs, abaxially densely hirsute, adaxially glabrous, raceme dense, 10-20-flowered, calyx lobes subulate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |