| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus newberryi A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 55 (1877) |
| Native Range | wc. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | grey sericeous, acaulescent, leaves 3-12cm, elliptic-ovate, 5-20mm, raceme 2-6-flowered, corolla 20-25mm, pod densely lanate, ventricose, ligneous, 15-30mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Astragalus eriocarpus S.Watson Astragalus newberryi var. eriocarpus (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Astragalus newberryi var. typicus Barneby Astragalus newberryi var. watsonianus (Kuntze) M.E.Jones Astragalus suturalis E.Sheld. Astragalus watsonianus (Kuntze) E.Sheld. Tragacantha watsoniana Kuntze Xylophacos newberryi (A.Gray) Rydb. Xylophacos watsonianus (Kuntze) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |