| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ellipsoideus Ledeb. sect. Laguropsis |
| Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 319 (1831) |
| Native Range | ne. Kazakhstan to n. China and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-2100m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-15cm, leaflets 9-21, elliptic to obovate, 5-10mm, silvery grey hirsute, flowers numerous in dense ovoid raceme, corolla 20-24mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 ellipsoideus var. abbreviatus Ledeb. Astragalus ellipsoideus var. kuldshensis Basil. Astragalus transiliensis Gontsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |