| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus minutissimus Wedd. |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 2: 257 (1861) |
| Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | leaves 5-15mm, leaflets 6-11 pairs, elliptic-ovate, to 1mm long, carnose, thinly appressed hirsute, flowers sessile, 5mm long, solitary, axillary |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | blue, bluish white |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 | Tragacantha minutissima (Wedd.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |