| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus earlei Greene ex Rydb. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. 34: 444 (1929) |
| Native Range | sc. USA to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | stems densely yellow lanate, leaves 10-30cm, stipules deltate, leaflets 25-35, oval or obovate, 5-20mm, densely sericeous-hirsute, flowers in compact raceme, pod lanceolate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, 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 mollissimus var. earlei (Greene ex Rydb.) Tidestr. Astragalus pervelutinus Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |