| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld. |
| Bibliography | Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 149 (1894) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | green, leaflets 13-19 pairs, elliptic to obovate, 5-15mm long, adaxially glabrous, raceme capitate, 4-15-flowered, flowers 15-20mm long, pod carnose, erect, 25-35mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 arietinus M.E.Jones Astragalus cuspidocarpus E.Sheld. Astragalus lentiginosus var. cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Astragalus missouriensis var. cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Astragalus thermalis Greene Astragalus weberi var. cibarius (E.Sheld.) M.E.Jones Xylophacos cibarius (E.Sheld.) Rydb. Xylophacos cuspidocarpus (E.Sheld.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |