| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus zionis M.E.Jones |
| Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 652 (1895) |
| Native Range | Utah to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | villose, leaves 3-20cm long, leaflets ovate or rhombic-elliptic, 1cm long, raceme 2-11-flowered, pod oblong-ellipsoid, curvate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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 | Xylophacos zionis (M.E.Jones) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |