| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus monumentalis Barneby trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-1900m |
| Description | silvery, leaves 2-8cm long, leaflets 9-19 pairs, oblong-elliptic, 3-11mm long, raceme 3-9-flowered, pod linear, 12-30mm long, sometimes variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| 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. Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
monumentalis cottamii (S.L.Welsh) Isely, Syst. Bot. 8(4): 423 (1983)
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