| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus neomexicanus Wooton & Standley |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves 5-20cm, leaflets 20-40, elliptic, 4-15mm, greyish or green, raceme 6-20-flowered, amongst leaves, flowers 13-19mm, pod humistrate, 1-3cm, slightly hirsute |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple, rose |
| Bloom | spring, 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
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
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