| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tiehmii Barneby trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 1600-1700m |
| Description | adpressed greyish hirsute, leaves 8-26mm, leaflets 7-9 pairs, revolute, obovate-cuneate, 2-6mm, raceme lax, 4-8-flowered, pod unilocular, lunulate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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