| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus minimus Vogel |
| Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 18 (1843) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4600m |
| Description | appressed setose, leaves small, leaflets 8-13 pairs, ca. 2mm long, flowers 1-2, subsessile, pod ovoid-ellipsoid, ventricose |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus colliculus Rusby Tragacantha minima (Vogel) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |