Synonyms
Astragalus membranaceus Bunge var. purpurinus C.Ho, Bull. Bot. Lab. North-East. Forest. Inst. (8): 54. 1880
Astragalus membranaceus f. pallidipurpureus Y.C.Ho, Acta Pharm. Sinica 11: 116. 1954
Astragalus membranaceus f. purpurinus (Y.C.Ho) K.T.Fu, Fl. Loess-Plateaus Sinicae 2: 392. 1992.
Astragalus membranaceus subsp. pallidipurpureus (Y.C.Ho) X.Y.Zhu & C.J.Chen, Bull. Bot. Res. 15(1): 14. 1996
Astragalus penduliflorus Lam. var. pallidipurpureus (Y.C.Ho) X.Y.Zhu, Nordic J. Bot. 23: 292. 2005.