| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus humillimus A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Fl. S. W. Colorado [T.S.Brandegee]: 235 (1876) |
| Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-1800m |
| Description | spinose, leaves crowded, 2-4cm long, leaflets 7-11pairs, oblong-elliptic, 1-2mm, flowers 1-3 in short raceme, corolla inside pale purple, pod ovate, 4-5mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Phaca humillima (A.Gray) Rydb. Tragacantha humillima (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |