| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus iodopetalus (Rydb.) Greene ex Barneby trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 37: 471 (1947) |
| Native Range | s. Colorado to n. New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems subglabrous, leaves 10-20cm, leaflets 21-27, obovate to elliptic, 5-15mm, adaxially subglabrous, abaxially sericeous-pilose, raceme short and dense, corolla 2cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 | Xylophacos iodopetalus (Rydb.) Greene ex Barneby |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |