| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus farctus Bunge sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 52 (1852) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | grey lanate, acaulescent, stipules lanceolate, acute, leaflets minute, 30-40 pairs, obovate, retuse, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, amongst leaves, calyx white lanate |
| Size | 10-17cm |
| Color | yellow, turning purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Tragacantha farcta (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |