Astragalus dingjiensis C.C.Ni & P.C.Li

Plants ca. 10 cm tall, subacaulescent, densely caespitose; hairs subappressed, often ± flexuous, tangled, 0.3-0.8 mm, only white in vegetative parts with exception of stipules. Stems up to 4 cm, prostrate to ascending-erect, loosely covered with mostly straight hairs. Leaves 3-5 cm; stipules 3-4(-5) mm, adnate to petiole for ca. 1 mm, high connate behind stem, often only with 2 short triangular tips, loosely to rather densely hairy; petiole 1-2 cm, like rachis loosely hairy; leaflets in 5-8 pairs, oblong, ca. 4 mm, abaxially appressed white hairy, adaxially glabrous. Ra­cemes 4-6-flowered; peduncle 1.5-2 cm, glabrous. Petals red­dish; standard 10-12 mm, with short claw 1-2 mm; wings 8.5-9 mm; keel 6-7 mm. Ovary sessile, glabrous. Legumes unknown.