| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus coccineus (Parry) Brandegee |
| Bibliography | Zoe 2: 72 (1891) |
| Native Range | sw. USA to n. Baja California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 600-2500m |
| Description | densely tomentose-pubescent, leaves 5-10cm long, on stem few crowded flowers, petals narrow, suberect, 35-40mm long, pod ovoid, acute, villose, 25-40mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 grandiflorus S.Watson Astragalus purshii var. coccineus Parry Xylophacos coccineus (Parry) A.Heller |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |