| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arequipensis Vogel |
| Synonyms | Astragalus bolivianus Phil. |
| Astragalus drepanophorus Griseb. | |
| Astragalus orbignyanus Wedd. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4600m |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves petiolate, to 12cm long, leaflets 10-12 pairs, ovate-oblong, raceme shorter than leaves, ca. 3cm long, flowers 4-8, calyx tubular, pod 1-2cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| 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
|