| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus testiculatus Pall. sect. Trachycercis |
| Bibliography | Sp. Astragal.: 82 (1800) |
| Native Range | Krym to Xinjiang and ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-10cm, leaflets 7-12 pairs, oblong or elliptic, densely long hirsute, flowers 3-10 in raceme, corolla 18-30mm long, pod ovoid, pendent, densely hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | whitish, pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ailuroschia amygdaliger (Less.) Steven Ailuroschia testiculata (Pall.) Steven Astragalus amygdaliger Less. Astragalus cinereus var. radiciflorus DC. Astragalus lactiflorus Ledeb. Astragalus longiflorus Pall. Astragalus poliotes Bunge Astragalus radiciflorus Steud. Astragalus tragacanthoides L. Myobroma longiflora (Pall.) Steven Myobroma testiculata (Pall.) Steven Tragacantha longiflora (Pall.) Kuntze Tragacantha poliotes (Bunge) Kuntze Tragacantha testiculata (Pall.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |