| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus hypsogenus I.M.Johnst. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold. Arbor. 28: 399 (1947) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | leaves pale setose, leaflets 4-7pairs, lanceolate or oblong, complicate, remote, acute, flowers 2-10, terminal, pod falcate, setose, 10-15mm long |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |