| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pectinatus (Hook.) Douglas ex G.Don trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 2: 257 (1832) |
| Native Range | wc. & c. Canada to nw. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | grey setose, leaves 5-9cm, leaflets linear, 2-6cm long, raceme 10-30-flowered, flowers 18-23mm long, pod pendent, 1-2cm long, subcylindrical |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cnemidophacos pectinatus (Hook.) Rydb. Ctenophyllum pectinatum (Hook.) Rydb. Phaca pectonata Hook. Tragacantha pectinata (Hook.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |