| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus chamaeleuce A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Rep. Colorado R. 4: 10 (1861) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | silvery, leaves 2-8cm, leaflets 7-15 pairs, obovate, obtuse, 4-13mm long, raceme short, lax, 4-9-flowered, pod ellipsoid, 14-20mm long, variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 chamaeleuce var. cicadae M.E.Jones Astragalus cicadae M.E.Jones Astragalus pygmaeus (Nutt.) M.E.Jones Phaca pygmaea Nutt. Tragacantha pygmaea (Nutt.) Kuntze Xylophacos pygmaeus (Nutt.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |