| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus domeykoanus (Phil.) Reiche |
| Synonyms | Phaca domeykoana Phil. |
| Astragalus orites (Phil.) Reiche | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | glabrous, green, leaves 25mm long, leaflets 11-21 pairs, obcordate, 2-6mm, complicate, carnose, flowers 4-8, 6-8mm long, in cluster, pod small, slightly ventricose, papery |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | violet-yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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