| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nanellus H.T.Tsai & T.T.Yu sect. Irinaea |
| Bibliography | Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 25 (1936) |
| Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-3200m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, ovate to elliptic, 3-4mm, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially densely pubescent, flowers 3-9 in dense raceme, corolla 5-7mm long |
| Size | 3-12cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | 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 (CHC China South-Central) |