| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus marcidus Greene ex Rydb. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 24: 446 (1929) |
| Native Range | w. Texas to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | subacaulescent, leaves ca. 10cm, stipules deltate, 5mm, leaflets 17-23, suborbiculate, sericeous hirsute, flowers in capitate raceme, pod densely lanate, subspherical |
| Size | 7-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 bigelovii var. marcidus (Greene ex Rydb.) Isely Astragalus mollissimus var. marcidus (Greene ex Rydb.) Barneby ex B.L.Turner |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |