| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cerussatus E.Sheld. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 139 (1894) |
| Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems sparsely pilose, leaves 4-8cm, leaflets 11-17, oblong to obovate, emarginate, pilose, raceme 3-10-flowered, 2-4cm long, corolla 7-8mm, pod sessile, pale purple |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 triflorus var. cerussatus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Phaca cerussata (E.Sheld.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |