| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus leptaleus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus pauciflorus (Nutt.) A.Gray |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | stems ramose, leaflets 15-21, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, acute, 5-10mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, flowers 1-4 in raceme, calyx black strigose |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | whitish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained 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 , Montana , Wyoming) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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