| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis argentata (Pall.) Pers. sect. Orobia |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 331 (1807) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, densely silvery pubescent, leaflets 12-15 pairs, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 5-10mm, raceme ovoid, many flowered, corolla 17-20mm, pod oblong, acuminate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bright red |
| 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 argentatus Pall. Astragalus sieversianus Stephan ex Ledeb. Oxytropis argyrea DC. Oxytropis argyrophylla Ledeb. Spiesia argentata (Pall.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |