| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pehuenches Niederl. |
| Bibliography | Exped. Rio Negro [P.G.Lorentz & G.Niederlein] Bot. 2: 206 (1881) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-2300m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves 5-9cm long, leaflets 14-19 pairs, oblong, mucronulate, flowers 6-9, to 1cm long, in capitate raceme, pod ventricose, glabrous, papery, 24-40mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | blue, violet, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus grandis (Kuntze) Speg. Astragalus inflatus (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Steud. Astragalus macrocarpus (Phil.) Reiche Astragalus macrocarpus var. petiolatus Hauman Astragalus megalocarpus Speg. Astragalus striatus (Clos) Reiche Phaca inflata Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Phaca macrocarpa Phil. Phaca striata Clos Tragacantha bisinflata Kuntze Tragacantha grandis Kuntze Tragacantha striata (Clos) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |