| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus flavus Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 335 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | cinereous, leaves 3-14cm long, leaflets 11-19 pairs, linear to oblanceolate, raceme 10-30-flowered, at first compact, later elongate, pod oblong-ellipsoid, 7-13mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow, purple |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Astragalus confertiflorus A.Gray Astragalus confertiflorus var. flaviflorus (Kuntze) M.E.Jones Astragalus flaviflorus E.Sheld. Astragalus flavus var. candicans A.Gray Astragalus nuttallianus Speg. Cnemidophacos confertiflorus (A.Gray) Rydb. Cnemidophacos flavus (Nutt.) Rydb. Tragacantha flaviflora Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |