| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus cachinalensis Phil. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 15 (1860) |
| Native Range | n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | white pubescent. stems flexuous, leaves remote, 4-7cm long, leaflets 8-9 pairs, obovate-oblong, emarginate, to 1cm long, flowers crowded in short raceme, pod pubescent |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha cachinalensis (Phil.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |