| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus famatinae I.M.Johnst. trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3200m |
| Description | silvery setose, leaflets 4-5 pairs, 2-9mm, broadly elliptic to narrowly oblong, rounded, adaxially subglabrous, racemes axillary, dense, pod oblong, ca. 1cm long, hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| 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 Northwest , 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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