| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus austiniae A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Bot. California [S.Watson & al.] 1: 156 (1876) |
| Native Range | California (near Lake Tahoe) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-2800m |
| Description | leaflets 7-13 pairs, crowded, elliptic, mostly acute, raceme subcapitate, 4-10-flowered, pod short, oblong-ovoid, 6-7mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Tragacantha austiniae (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |