| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus miniatus Bunge sect. Craccina |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 11(16): 98 (1868) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1200-2800m |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, narrowly linear, 5-15mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed hirsute, flowers in sparse raceme, flowers 1cm, pod linear, sessile, hirsute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pinkish red |
| Bloom | 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 ervoides Turcz. Craccina ervoides (Turcz.) Steven Tragacantha miniata (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (CTA Chita) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |