| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nivalis Kar. & Kir. sect. Hypsophilus |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 341 (1842) |
| Native Range | ne. Afghanistan to n. China and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 9-17, ovate to orbiculate, 3-5mm, grey-white appressed hirsute, flowers 15-22mm long, pod ovate-elliptic, 5-6mm, white and black appressed hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus nathaliae Meffert Astragalus orthanthoides Boriss. Astragalus orthanthus Freyn Astragalus thomsonianus Benth. ex Bunge Tragacantha nivalis (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |