| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus jejunus S.Watson |
| Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 73, 442 (1871) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus jejunus var. articulatus Dorn Phaca jejuna (S.Watson) Rydb. Tragacantha jejuna (S.Watson) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |