| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Galegeae |
| Subtribe | Astragalinae |
| Scientific name | Astragalus laxmannii Jacquin |
| Synonyms | Astragalus adsurgens Pallas; Astragalus albus Širjaev; Astragalus austrosibiricus Schischkin; Astragalus fujisanensis Miyabe & Tatewaki; Astragalus inopinatus Borissova; Astragalus longispicatus Ulbrich; Astragalus oostachys E. Peter; Tragacantha laxmannii (Jacquin) Kuntze |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) murasaki-momen-duru (ムラサキモメンヅル, 紫木綿蔓 [meaning: purple cotton vine]) |
| (Chinese common name) xie jing huang qi (斜茎黄耆) | |
| (English common name) Laxmann's milkvetch | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Iwate Prefecture, Central region) |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Canada, USA | |
| Habitat | Alpine or subalpine limestone rocks. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 10-40cm tall. Leaves leaflets 17-21, each 7-20mm long, 3-8mm waide. Flowers inflorescence 3-14cm long, pale purple 10-12mm, calyxs ca. 6-10mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 1cm long. Prennial plants. |
| Reference | Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. |
| Astragalus laxmannii Jacquin | |
| Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. |
| July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
| July 2010 at my home |