| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tetrastichus Bunge sect. Paracystium |
| Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 279 (1880) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, oval, rounded, 6-9mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, raceme short, 2-5-flowered, corolla 20-25mm, pod ventricose |
| Size | 8-13cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |