| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus rigidulus Benth. ex Bunge sect. Pseudotapinodes |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(1): 25 (1869) |
| Native Range | Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3500-5200m |
| Description | leaves 4-6cm, leaflets ovate to narrowly oblong, 3-7mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely white pubescent, flowers numerous in dense raceme, corolla 6-7mm, pod oblong |
| Size | 4-8cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha rigidula (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |