| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus knightii Barneby |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 35: 109 (1983) |
| Native Range | New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1700-1800m |
| Description | taproot, grey strigose, leaves petiolate, leaflets 9-15, elliptic, 2-8mm, flowers solitary, calyx campanulate, pod pendent, narrowly ellipsoid, 8-14mm long, red variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish, lilac |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |