| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus obscurus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 69, 437 (1871) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 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 |
| Synonyms | Tium obscurum (S.Watson) Rydb. Tragacantha obscura (S.Watson) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |