| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus atratus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
| Description | grey setose, leaves 4-15cm, leaflets 15-17 pairs, patent, filiform or linear, 3-10mm long, raceme 6-15-flowered, flowers 8-9mm long, purple veined, pod pendent, reddish |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | 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. (Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
atratus inseptus Barneby, Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. [C.L.Hitchcock & al.] 3: 220 (1961)
atratus mensarus M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 5: 665 (1895)
atratus owyheensis (A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.) M.E.Jones, Rev. N.-Amer. Astragalus 182 (1923)
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