| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus magdalenae Greene sect. Leucophysa |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 162 (1888) |
| Native Range | nw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 500-700m |
| Description | leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic to suborbiculate, 4-8mm long, white hirsute, flowers 7-15 in capitate raceme, corolla 16-20mm long, pod globular, white adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus candidissimus (Benth.) Brandegee Astragalus crotalariae var. magdalenae (Greene) M.E.Jones Phaca candidissima Benth. Tragacantha californica Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |