| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus berteroi Colla trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus filifolius Clos |
| Astragalus pencanus Phil. | |
| Astragalus prostratus Hook. & Arn. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1600m |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm, petiolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, narrowly linear, 6-7mm, flowers 5-10 in raceme, calyx black and white hirsute, pod pendent, oblong-linear, 10-12mm |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellowish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 (Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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