| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pusillus Vogel trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4600m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 5mm, elliptic to obcordate, glabrescent, head of flowers sessile in the midst of rosette, flowers 4-8, 1cm long, pod oblong, 5-6mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | bright bluish lilac |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°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
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