| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus schanginianus Pall. sect. Caprini |
| Bibliography | Sp. Astragal.: 77 (1800) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Xinjiang and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1800m |
| Description | leaflets 12-17 pairs, ovate, 10-15mm, abaxially sparsely long hirsute, flowers 5-18 in sparse raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod oblong-ovoid, coriaceous, sparsely hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 schanginianus var. dasicarpus Trautv. Astragalus schanginianus var. gymnocarpus Trautv. Astragalus schanginianus ssp. neoschanginianus Golosk. Astragalus tianschanicus Bunge Astragalus trautvetteri Bunge Myobroma schanginiana (Pall.) Steven Tragacantha schanginiana (Pall.) Kuntze Tragacantha trautvetteri (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |