| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus magdalenae Greene sect. Leucophysa |
| Synonyms | Astragalus candidissimus (Benth.) Brandegee |
| Astragalus niveus (Rydb.) Barneby | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-700m |
| Description | leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic to suborbiculate, 4-8mm long, white hirsute, flowers 7-15 in capitate raceme, corolla 16-20mm long, pod globular, white adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
magdalenae peirsonii (Munz & McBurney) Barneby, Aliso 4: 135 (1958)
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