| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus medius Schrenk |
| Bibliography | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 2: 196 (1844) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to Kazakhstan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems erect, pilose, leaves pinnate, shortly petiolate, leaflets 6-11, 1-2cm, linear or falcate, acute, pubescent, flowers 6-7 in pedunculate raceme, corolla ca. 2cm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus albicaulis Ledeb. Tragacantha media (Schrenk) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |