| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus scoparius Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Corethrum |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 82 (1841) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-1600m |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm, leaflets 5-13, oblong or narrowly lanceolate, 6-15mm, appressed hirsute, flowers 6-13 in lax raceme, corolla 15-18mm long, pod linear-oblong, hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus scoparius f. minutus Lipsky Solenotus scoparius (Schrenk) Steven Tragacantha scoparia (Schrenk) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |