| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus coccineus (Parry) Brandegee |
| Synonyms | Astragalus grandiflorus S.Watson |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 800-2200m |
| Description | densely tomentose-pubescent, leaves 5-10cm long, on stem few crowded flowers, petals narrow, suberect, 35-40mm long, pod ovoid, acute, villose, 25-40mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada ) Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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