| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus yumenensis S.B.Ho sect. Corethrum |
| Bibliography | Cat. Type Spec. China [S.Y.Yin & Y.L.Chen]: 419 (1994) |
| Native Range | nc. China to Qinghai and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1900-2100m |
| Description | leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 5-7, narrowly linear, 10-25mm, white and black hirsute, flowers 5-15 in lax raceme, corolla 17-20mm long, pod cylindrical, white and black hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) 37 Mongolia |