| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | cinereous, leaves 1-9cm long, leaflets 5-15 pairs, oblanceolate, 3-12mm long, raceme 3-16-flowered, pod falciform, hirsute, 6-17mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
desperatus neeseae Barneby, Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist & al.] 3B: 140 (1989)
desperatus petrophilus M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus 204 (1923)
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