| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus scaberrimus Bunge sect. Trachycercis |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 17 (1833) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to n. & c. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 5-8 pairs, oblong-elliptic, scabrous hirsute, flowers 2-5 in sparse raceme, corolla 20-22mm, pod sessile, oblong, coriaceous, densely white hirsute, 10-13mm |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 | Astragalus giraldianus Ulbr. Astragalus harmsii Ulbr. Tragacantha scaberrima (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) 37 Mongolia |