| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus tephrodes A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 45 (1853) |
| Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico and. ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | stems white pilose, leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 13-21, obovate to oblong, 5-10mm, abaxially sericeous-lanate, adaxially subglabrous, raceme dense, 2-4cm, corolla 12-14mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus tephrodes var. typicus Barneby Tragacantha tephrodes (A.Gray) Kuntze Xylophacos tephrodes (A.Gray) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |