| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus gibbsii Kellogg |
| Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 16 (1863) |
| Native Range | ne. California to w. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | woody-based, stems adpressed hirsute, leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 7-13, obcordate, 8-15mm, on both faces lanate, raceme short and dense, corolla ca. 15mm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | ochreous yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 cyrtoides A.Gray Astragalus gibbsii var. curvicarpus M.E.Jones Astragalus gibbsii var. falciformis (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Astragalus speirocarpus var. falciformis A.Gray Homalobus gibbsii (Kellogg) Rydb. Homalobus plummerae Rydb. Tragacantha gibbsii (Kellogg) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |