| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus diphysus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. n.s., 4(1): 34 (1849) |
| Native Range | Nevada to Texas |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves 5-7cm, leaflets 11-15, obovate or oval, 6-9mm, glabrous, obtuse, flowers in dense raceme, corolla 8-12mm, pod ca. 15mm, strigulose |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 | Astragalus araneosus E.Sheld. Astragalus diphysus var. albiflorus A.Gray Astragalus lentiginosus var. albiflorus (A.Gray) Schoener Astragalus lentiginosus var. araneosus (E.Sheld.) Barneby Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Astragalus lentiginosus var. macdougalii (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Astragalus lentiginosus var. wahweapensis S.L.Welsh Astragalus macdougalii E.Sheld. Astragalus palans var. araneosus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Cystium araneosum (E.Sheld.) Rydb. Cystium diphysum (A.Gray) Rydb. Cystium macdougalii (E.Sheld.) Rydb. Tragacantha diphysa (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |