| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus diminutivus (Phil.) Gómez-Sosa |
| Synonyms | Phaca diminutiva Phil. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | silvery pubescent, leaflets 5-7 pairs, obovate, retuse, minute, flowers solitary, subsessile, 8mm, calyx lobes narrowly triangular, pod ovoid, glabrous, 3mm |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
diminutivus dielsii (J.F.Macbr.) Gómez-Sosa, ibid.
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