| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus bigelovii A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl 5(6): 42 (1853) |
| Native Range | se. Arizona to w. Texas and n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, sericeous-lanate, stipules triangular-subulate, leaves 9-12-jugate, leaflets oval or oblong, flowers in compact, cylindrical spike, pod ovoid, lanate |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 bigelovii f. macdougalii Gand. Astragalus bigelovii var. typicus Barneby Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii (A.Gray) Barneby ex B.L.Turner Tragacantha bigelovii (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |