| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus strictus Benth. sect. Poliothrix |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 198 (1835) |
| Native Range | w. & sc. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-5600m |
| Description | leaves 4-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-12 pairs, elliptic, narrowly rounded, sparsely hirsute, raceme ovoid, dense, to 20-flowered, flowers 7-9mm long, pod sparsely hirsute |
| Size | 8-30cm |
| Color | pale rose, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus mutabilis Jacq. ex Baker Astragalus strictus f. albiflorus Y.H.Wu Astragalus strictus var. emarginatus Y.H.Wu Tragacantha stricta (Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |