| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus glareosus Douglas trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. [W.J.Hooker] 1: 152 (1831) |
| Native Range | Washington to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Description | silvery hirsute, leaves 5-15cm, 5-17-jugate, leaflets narrowly elliptic, obtuse, inflorescence among leaves, 5-10-flowered, corolla 1-2cm, pod ovate, white hirsute |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus allanaris E.Sheld. Astragalus booneanus A.Nelson Astragalus infexus var. glaerosus (Douglas) M.E.Jones Astragalus lanocarpus E.Sheld. Astragalus leucocystis Greene Astragalus ventosus Suksd. ex Rydb. Astragalus purshii var. glareosus (Douglas) Barneby Phaca glareosa (Douglas) Piper Tragacantha glareosa (Douglas) Kuntze Xylophacos glareosus (Douglas) Rydb. Xylophacos ventosus Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |