| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus vagus (Clos) Reiche trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Phaca vaga Clos |
| Astragalus san-romani (Phil.) Reiche | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves to 7cm, shortly petiolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, linear, obtuse, ca. 17mm, flowers 8-10 in terminal raceme, pod ventricose, membranous, 1-2cm in diam. |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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