| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus connectens Podlech sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 293 (1973) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-1600m |
| Description | acaulescent, stipules hirsute, leaves 7-16cm, leaflets 9-14 pairs, 4-7mm, subcordate, blue-green, adaxially glabrous, inflorescence sessile, 1-2-flowered, corolla 23-27mm |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow, turning red |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |