| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus saurinus Barneby trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-1600m |
| Description | leaves 3-9cm, imparipinnate, leaflets 1-4-pairs, remote, linear-filiform, revolute, 1-2cm, raceme short, lax, 6-14-flowered, calyx campanulate, purple, corolla 18-22mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink-white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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