| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus karkarensis Popov sect. Ornitholobium |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 17 (1947) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-1400m |
| Description | leaves 4-9cm, leaflets 11-21, oblong to ovate-elliptic, 4-10mm, white appressed hirsute, flowers 4-11 in dense raceme, corolla 22-26mm long, pod linear, hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | whitish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) |