| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus calycosus Torr. ex S.Watson |
| Synonyms | Astragalus brevicaulis A.Nelson |
| Astragalus mancus (Rydb.) L.C.Wheeler | |
| Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
| Altitude | 900-3000m |
| Description | silvery setose, leaves crowded, 3-6cm, leaflets 3-7 pairs, oblanceolate, 5-15mm, raceme 2-5-flowered, bracteate, corolla 10-16mm, apically purple, pod sessile, 12-16mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Oregon , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , 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
calycosus monophyllidius (Rydb.) Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 107 (1942)
calycosus scaposus (A. Gray) M.E.Jones, Zoe 4: 26 (1893)
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