| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus amphioxys A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus crescenticarpus E.Sheld. |
| Astragalus marcusjonesii Munz | |
| Astragalus selenaeus Greene | |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 300-1800m |
| Description | silvery pilose, leaves 2-11cm, leaflets 9-21 pairs, elliptic, raceme lax, 3-10-flowered, pod falciform, 2-4cm long, carnose, green |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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. Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
amphioxys musimonum (Barneby) Barneby, Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist. & al.] 3B: 138 (1989)
amphioxys vespertinus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus 215 (1923)
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