| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus megalanthus DC. sect. Trachycercis |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 131 (1802) |
| Native Range | s. Altay to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaflets 7-12 pairs, elliptic to lanceolate, 5-15mm long, sparsely appressed hirsute, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 23-26mm, pod oblong-oval, shortly pedicellate, coriaceous |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Myobroma megalantha (DC.) Steven Tragacantha megalantha (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |