| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus mensarus (M.E.Jones) Abrams trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Ill. Fl. Pacific States 2: 591 (1944) |
| Native Range | California (Inyo Co.) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-2350m |
| Description | leaves 2-15cm, imparipinnate, leaflets 7-15, remote, linear to subovate, acute, flowers 5-15 in raceme, pod pendent, 15-20mm, linear, coriaceous |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | white-rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 atratus var. mensarus M.E.Jones Tium mensarum (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |