| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ensiformis M.E.Jones trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 5: 568 (1895) |
| Native Range | Nevada to Arizona |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | stems purple, sparsely strigose, leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 13-17, green, oval or elliptic, rounded, 10-15mm, adaxially glabrous, raceme dense, pod oblong, falcate, 2-3cm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | 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 ensiformis var. gracilior Barneby Astragalus ensiformis var. typicus Barneby Astragalus minthorniae var. gracilior (Barneby) Barneby Hamosa ensiformis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |