| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus ineptus A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 525 (1865) |
| Native Range | c. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1250-3700m |
| Description | stems grey hirsute, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 9-11, approximate, obovate, 2-10mm, flowers flowers in subsessile raceme, corolla 8-13mm, pod 1-2cm, thinly papery, strigulose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus lentiginosus var. ineptus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Cystium ineptum (A.Gray) Rydb. Phaca inepta (A.Gray) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |