| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tegetarius S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 76, 444 (1871) |
| Native Range | wc. & sw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stipules ovate, 4-5mm, leaflets 3-9, narrowly linear-lanceolate, rigid, minutely hirsute, tipped with spine, flowers sessile, 1-3, corolla 5-6mm, pod ovoid, 5mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus kentrophyta var. implexus (Canby ex Porter & J.M.Coult.) Baneby Astragalus kentrophyta ssp. implexus (Canby ex Porter & J.M.Coult.) W.A.Weber Astragalus kentrophyta var. rotundus M.E.Jones Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius (S.Watson) Dorn Astragalus kentrophyta var. viridis (Nutt.) Hook. Astragalus montanus var. tegetarius (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Astragalus tegetarius var. implexus Canby ex Porter & J.M.Coult. Astragalus tegetarius var. rotundus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Astragalus tegetarius var. viridis (Nutt.) Barneby Astragalus viridis (Nutt.) E.Sheld. Homalobus tegetarius (S.Watson) Rydb. Kentrophyta minima Rydn. Kentrophyta montana var. viridis (Nutt.) Hook. Kentrophyta rotunda (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Kentrophyta tegetaria (S.Watson) Rydb. Kentrophyta viridis Nutt. Phaca viridis (Nutt.) Britton Tragacantha tegetaria (S.Watson) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |