| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus monticola Phil. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 47 (1864) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-3500m |
| Description | leaves numerous, 5cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-10 pairs, oblong, obtuse, 6-12mm, flowers in short, terminal raceme, calyx black hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus barceloi Phil. Astragalus echegarayi Hieron. Astragalus striatus var. echegarayi (Hieron.) Hosseus Tragacantha monticola (Phil.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |