| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus brachysemia Podlech & L.R.Xu sect. Brachycarpus |
| Bibliography | Novon 17: 229 (2007) |
| Native Range | nw. China (nw. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3400-3500m |
| Description | stems white hirsute, glabrescent, leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, narrowly elliptic, adaxially glabrous, obtuse, flowers numerous in compact, cylindrical raceme |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | violet, lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |