| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus platyphyllus Kar. & Kir. sect. Incani |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 345 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 400-3000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-25cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-8 pairs, elliptic, obtuse, hirsute, raceme ovoid or cylindrical, densely many flowered, flowers 20-25mm long, pod oblong |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 sykensis Freyn Chondrocarpus platyphyllus (Kar. & Kir.) Steven Tragacantha platyphylla (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |