| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus pauranthus I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 373 (1947) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-3000m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets remote, 5-7 pairs, 3-7mm, broadly linear or oblong, adaxially glabrous, subincised, flowers 3-8, remote, pod glabrous, 12-15mm, obtuse |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest) |