| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus minthorniae (Rydb.) Jeps. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-2300m |
| Description | adpressed, coarsely hirsute, leaves 4-17cm, leaflets 7-17 pairs, obovate, flowers 7-35 in dense raceme, pod erect, 15-30mm, compressed, coriaceous, adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | white, 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
minthorniae villosus Barneby, Aliso 2: 208 (1950)
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