| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ceramicus E.Sheld. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 19 (1894) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | greyish, leaves usually absent, only rachis with 1-few linear leaflets, 5-13cm long, raceme 3-10-flowered, corolla 6-9mm long, pod ventricose, purple variegate, glabrous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus angustus (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones Astragalus angustus var. ceramicus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Astragalus angustus var. pictus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Astragalus ceramicus var. jonesii E.Sheld. Astragalus foliolosus (A.Gray) E.Sheld. Astragalus pictus (A.Gray) A.Gray Astragalus pictus var. angustus M.E.Jones Astragalus pictus var. foliolosus A.Gray Astragalus pictus var. longifolius Rydb. Astragalus pictus var. magnus M.E.Jone Phaca picta A.Gray Tragacantha picta (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |