| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus curtilobus Tidestr. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 40 (1935) |
| Native Range | sw. Utah to se. California and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-400m |
| Description | sericeous-silvery, stems procumbent, leaves 5-15cm, leaflets broadly obovate, flowers ascendent, numerous, in raceme, corolla 15-25mm, pod coriaceous, hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 argophyllus var. pephragmenus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Astragalus intermedius M.E.Jones Astragalus pephragmenus M.E.Jones Astragalus phoenicis M.E.Jones Astragalus remulcus M.E.Jones Astragalus shortianus var. brachylobus A.Gray Astragalus tephrodes var. brachylobus (A.Gray) Barneby Xylophacos brachylobus (A.Gray) Rydb. Xylophacos lenophyllus Rydb. Xylophacos pephragmenus (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Xylophacos remulcus (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |