| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus gilensis Greene |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8: 97 (1881) |
| Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 7-8 pairs, shortly acute, 5-7mm, flowers ca. 7mm, 13-16, in head, calyx long campanulate, lobes subulate, pod 5mm long, oval, acute, hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Batidophaca gilensis (Greene) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |