| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus decumbens (Nutt.) A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 229 (1864) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaflets 3-5 pairs, minute, narrowly lanceolate to linear, long petiolate, stipules subulate, flowers 5-10 in long pedunculate raceme, pod flattened, linear, falcate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | ochreous yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus divergens Blank. Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist Homalobus camporum Rydb. Homalobus decumbens Nutt. Homalobus divergens (Blank.) Rydb. Phaca decumbens (Nutt.) Piper Tragacantha decumbens (Nutt.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |