| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus salinus Howell trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Erythea 1: 111 (1893) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to n. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1050-1600m |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves 4-10cm, leaflets 9-19, broadly obovate, 5-20mm, flowers 10-25 in compact, pedunculate raceme. corolla 10-13mm, pod glabrous, thinly papery |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus heliophilus (Rydb.) Tidestr. Astragalus lentiginosus var. macrolobus (Rydb.) Barneby Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus (Howell) Barneby Cystium heliophilum Rydb. Cystium macrolobum Rydb. Cystium salinum (Howell) Rydb. Cystium vulpinum Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |