| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus scaposus A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 13: 366 (1878) |
| Native Range | wc. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, grey silvery, leaves petiolate, leaflets 1-5-pairs, obovate-cuneate, acute, crowded, flowers 2-5 in raceme, flowers 10-16mm, pod sessile |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 calycosus var. scaposus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Astragalus candicans Greene Hamosa scaposa (A.Gray) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |