| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus merkensis Kamelin & Kovalevsk. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii 6: 353 (1981) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-18cm, 10-16-jugate, leaflets 5-12mm, broadly obovate to suborbiculate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, inflorescence sessile, 1-2-flowered |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) |