| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus layneae Greene trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3: 156 (1885) |
| Native Range | nw. Arizona to e. California and s. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-1800m |
| Description | stems grey strigose, leaves 7-12cm, leaflets 13-17, oval, rounded, 1-2cm, on both faces hirsute, racemes 5-15cm, lax, corolla to 2cm, pod 3-5cm, grey hispid, curvate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 malacus var. layneae (Greene) M.E.Jones Hamosa layneae (Greene) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada) |