| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus micranthellus Wedd. |
| Synonyms | Astragalus capitellus Britton |
| Astragalus patancanus Ulbr. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4500m |
| Description | shortly grey hirsute, leaflets 6-8 pairs, 2-5mm long, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, flowers in short raceme, corolla 3-4mm long, calyx campanulate, lobes subulate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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