| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus monteroi I.M.Johnst. |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | leaves remote, leaflets 6-9pairs, carnose, obcordate or oblong-obcordate, emarginate, glabrous, 4-7mm, flowers in dense, terminal head, pod glabrous, pendent, oblong |
| Size | 3-6cm |
| Color | blue-white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
|