| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus jejunus S.Watson |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 1700-2200m |
| Description | cinereous or greenish, leaves 1-6cm long, leaflets linear to narrowly elliptic, obtuse, 1-5mm long, thick, raceme 3-7-flowered, amongst leaves, pod ventricose, spherical |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish violet, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
jejunus articulatus Dorn, Vasc. Pl. Wyoming 297 (1988)
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