| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus bellus (Kuntze) R.E.Fr. |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha bella Kuntze |
| Astragalus pulchellus (Clos) Reiche | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | white velutinous-hirsute, leaves 2-3cm, petiolate, leaflets 7-8 pairs, ovate-elliptic, 2-3mm, flowers of 2-4, sessile, axillary, pod subglobose, pubescent |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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