| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus asaphes Bunge sect. Adiaspastus |
| Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estesv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 251 (1880) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-2400m |
| Description | densely ramose, spines thin, 2cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, linear-oblong, 5-10mm long, tipped with spine, adaxially glabrous, flowers of 3-4, axillary, crowded in head, 2-3cm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Astracantha asaphes (Bunge) Podlech Tragacantha asaphes (Bunge) Boriss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |