| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus boelckei Gómez-Sosa trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Parodiana 7: 35 (1992) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | taproot, stems ramose, leaves 6-8-jugate, leaflets oblong, lanate-tomentose, flowers in dense heads |
| Size | 3-6cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |