| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus iodanthus S.Watson trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 70 (1871) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems strigulose, leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 9-21, broadly obovate to suborbiculate, obtuse or emarginate, flowers in compact raceme, pod pendent, 2-4cm, coriaceous |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | red-purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
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| 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 adsurgens Torr. Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides Barneby Astragalus iodanthus var. typicus Barneby Astragalus iodanthus var. vipereus Barneby Astragalus lentiginosus var. iodanthus (S.Watson) J.A.Alexander Tragacantha iodantha (S.Watson) Kuntze Xylophacos iodanthus (S.Watson) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |