| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus scleroxylon Bunge sect. Dissitiflori |
| Bibliography | Arbeiten Naturf. Vereins Riga 1: 241 (1847) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets appresed hirsute, stipules oblong, minute, leaflets 1-2pairs, cuneate or linear oblong, obtuse, heads 3-5-flowered, bracts oblong, calyx adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Tragacantha scleroxylon (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |