| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus polycladus Bureau & Franch. sect. Poliothrix |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 5: 23 (1891) |
| Native Range | c. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm, subsessile, leaflets 5-11 pairs, narrowly elliptic-rounded to emarginate, sparsely hirsute, raceme densely many flowered, flowers 6-7mm, pod patent, hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus decumbens Kom. Astragalus nigrescens Franch. Astragalus polycladus f. albiflorus Y.H.Wu Astragalus polycladus var. glabricarpus Y.H.Wu Astragalus polycladus var. nigrescens E.Peter Astragalus polycladus var. parvicarpus Y.H.Wu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |