| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus gypsodes Barneby |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-1200m |
| Description | leaflets 15-30 pairs, 5-20mm, elliptic to ovate, flat, pubescent, raceme 10-30-flowered, flowers 16-24mm long, pod ascendent, oblong, 25-50mm long, bright red |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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