| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus sonneanus Greene trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 186 (1897) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | finely hirsute, leaves crowded, 2-8cm, 11-15-jugate, leaflets linear to obovate, 8-12mm, raceme dense, flowers patent ca. 1cm, pod pendent, ventricose |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus hookerianus (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Astragalus whitneyi ssp. hookerianus (Torr. & A.Gray) Abrams Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus (Greene) Jeps. Phaca hookeriana Torr. & A.Gray Tragacantha hookeriana (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |