| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus merrillii (Rydb.) Tidestr. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 50: 21 (1937) |
| Native Range | w USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-1750m |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 7-19, broadly obovate, 5-20mm, flowers 5-15 in subsessile, spherical raceme, pod ventricose, glabrous, coriaceous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 lentiginosus var. chartaceus M.E.Jones Astragalus lentiginosus var. platyphyllidium (Rydb.) M.Peck Cystium merrllii (Rydb.) Tidestr. Cystium platyphyllidium Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |