| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus compressus Ledeb. sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 304 (1831) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves 1-5cm long, subsessile, leaflets 3 pairs, linear, obtuse, appressed hirsute, raceme 2-3cm long, 5-12-flowered, flowers 18-22m long, pod linear, hirsute |
| Size | 6-30cm |
| Color | lilac-purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Philammos compressus (Ledeb.) Steven Tragacantha compressa (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |