| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nivicola Gómez-Sosa |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 5-6 pairs, 2-4mm, complicate, obcordate or cuneate, flowers 4-7 in raceme, calyx black pubescent. pod ca. 1cm, papery, ellipsoid |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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