| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus monbeigii N.D.Simpson sect. Poliothrix |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 243 (1915) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4800m |
| Description | leaves 7-15cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oblong to broadly lanceolate, 5-14mm, pilose to subglabrous, flowers numerous in capitate or oblong raceme, corolla 10-12mm long |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | 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 pullus var. pubifolius C.C.Ni & P.C.Li |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |