| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus obscurus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 800-2000m |
| Description | leaves 3-10cm, leaflets 5-15 pairs, remote, elliptic to oblong, thick, flowers 5-15 in dense raceme, pod erect, 10-25mm long, linear-oblong, coriaceous, finely strigose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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. (Idaho , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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