| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ceratoides M.Bieb. sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 492 (1819) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Siberia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-1500m |
| Description | leaflets 6-9pairs, oblong to lanceolate, 5-20mm, sparsely appressed hirsute, flowers 6-10 in capitate raceme, corolla 18-22mm long, pod erect, 25-35mm, appressed hirsute |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purplish lilac |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Astragalus ceratoides var. campestris Ledeb. Astragalus ceratoides var. montanus Ledeb. Astragalus stenolobus Bunge Astragalus subulatus var. altaicus Pall. Astragalus subuliformis var. altaicus (Pall.) DC. Philammos ceratoides (M.Bieb.) Steven Tragacantha ceratoides (M.Bieb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |