| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chesneya acaulis (Baker) Popov trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 15(Suppl.): 10 (1927) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Tibet and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 3-11, obovate, entire, retuse, velutinous-tomentose, flowers solitary, axillary, pedicellate, 25-35mm long |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | purple, orange yellow |
| Bloom | early 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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus fernandezianus Blatter Calophaca acaulis (Baker) Kom. Caragana acaulis Baker |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |