| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sparsiflorus A.Gray |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | stems thin, sparsely pubescent, leaflets 9-13, obovate to suborbiculate, rounded or retuse, 3-6mm, adaxially glabrous, flowers 1-5 in short raceme, calyx black hirsute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
sparsiflorus majusculus A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 206 (1864)
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