| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus melanostachys Benth. ex Bunge sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 21 (1868) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3100-5000m |
| Description | leaves 3-7cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 5-7 pairs, triangular-obovate, truncate or emarginate, raceme densely many flowered, flowers 6-7mm, pod ovoid, hirsute |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | pinkish red, red |
| 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 bibracteatus Ovcz. & Rassulova Astragalus bracteosus Klotzsch Astragalus debilis Ovcz. & Rassulova Astragalus macrostegius Rech.f. Astragalus melanostachys f. bracteolaris Rassulova Astragalus melanostachys f. prostrata Rassulova Astragalus sardaimionensis Ovcz. & Rassulova Astragalus supraglaber Kitam. Phaca microcarpa Strachey & Winterb. ex Bunge Tragacantha melanostachys (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |