| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 526 (1865) |
| Native Range | Idaho to California and w. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3500m |
| Description | finely setose, leaves crowded, 2-8cm, leaflets linear to obovate, 5-15mm, raceme compact, 5-20-flowered, flowers patent, ca. 1cm long, pod pendent, ventricose |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | bluish, whitish yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus hookerianus var. pinosus (Elmer) Jeps. Astragalus hookerianus var. whitneyi (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Astragalus whitneyi ssp. pinosus (Elmer) Abrams Astragalus whitneyi var. pinosus Elmer Phaca argentata Rydb. Phaca pinosa (Elmer) Rydb. Phaca whitneyi (A.Gray) A.Heller Tragacantha whitneyi (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |