| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 152 (1831) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves 3-16cm, leaflets linear to lanceolate, 5-30mm long, raceme 3-10-flowered, corolla patent, 8-12mm long, pod pendent, linear, 2-3cm long, unilocular |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | purple, ochroleucous |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 griseopubescens E.Sheld. Astragalus hypoglottis var. strigosus Kellogg Astragalus serotinus var. strigosus (Kellogg) J.F.Macbr. Astragalus strigosus (Kellogg) J.M.Coult. & Fisher Homalobus miser (Douglas) Rydb. Homalobus strigosus (Kellogg) Rydb. Phaca misera (Douglas) Piper Tium miserum (Douglas) Rydb. Tragacantha misera (Douglas) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) |