| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus kernensis Jeps. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 569 (1925) |
| Native Range | sc. California, s. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2350-2750m |
| Description | stems minutely strigose, thin, leaves 1-5cm, leaflets 7-19, ovate, 2-7mm, adaxially glabrous, flowers 2-9 in subsessile raceme, pod 6-10mm, spherical, thinly papery |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 kernensis ssp. charlestonensis Clokey Astragalus lentiginosus var. charlestonensis (Clokey) Barneby Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis (Jeps.) Barneby Cystium kernense (Jeps.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |