| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus utahensis (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Pacif. Railr. Rep. Beckwith & Gunnison, Bot. 2(1): 120 (1857) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | lanate, leaves 3-12cm, leaflets 9-19 pairs, elliptic-obovate to suborbiculate, raceme short, 2-8-flowered, pod hirsute, 17-30mm long, ovate, acute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus utahensis f. umbellulata Gand. Phaca mollissima var. utahensis Torr. Tragacantha utahensis (Torr.) Kuntze Xylophacos utahensis (Torr.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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