| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus kentrophyta A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 60 (1863) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-4000m |
| Description | appressed pubescent, leaves rigid, acute, 5-12mm, flowers of 2-3, 4-7mm long, in raceme, pod sessile, 3-7mm, grey pubescent, acute; variable |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| 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 kentrophyta var. impensus M.E.Jones Astragalus montanus (Nutt.) M.E.Jones Astragalus montanus var. impensus M.E.Jones Astragalus montanus var. rotundus M.E.Jones Homalobus montanus (Nutt.) Britton Kentrophyta montana Nutt. Tragacantha montana (Nutt.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. 77 South-Central U.S.A. |