Astragalus oxyphysus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Mt.

It is endemic to central California, where it grows in dry grassland and scrub habitat in the Central Valley and the adjacent Inner Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills.

[2] Astragalus oxyphysus is a robust perennial herb forming clumps of erect, leafy stems up to 80 centimeters tall.

Leaves are up to 17 centimeters long and are made up of many lance-shaped leaflets.

It is inflated but narrow and dries to a thin, almost transparent papery texture.