| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus confertus Benth. ex Bunge sect. Komaroviella |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 15(1): 27 (1869) |
| Native Range | Qinghai to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 1-3cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic, appressed hirsute, flowers 1-7 in raceme, calyx campanulate, corolla 10-12mm, pod pendent, hirsute |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus confertus f. albiflorus R.F.Huang & Y.H.Wu Tragacantha conferta (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |