| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chlorostachys Lindl. sect. Galegiformis |
| Bibliography | Trans. Hort. Soc. London 7: 249 (1830) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to nw. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-4400m |
| Description | appresed pubescent, woody-based, leaflets 11-21, elliptic-oblong, petiolate, stipules small, linear, flowers in elongate raceme, calyx black hirsute |
| Size | 40-90cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 altissimus Rech.f. Astragalus bakeristrobillifer H.Ohashi Astragalus govanianus Graham Astragalus himalayensis Bunge Astragalus himalensis Jacquem. ex Baker Astragalus microdontus Baker Astragalus nuristanicus Kitam. Hedysarum strobiliferum Baker Tragacantha chlorostachys (Lindl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |