| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus vesiculosus Clos |
| Synonyms | Astragalus meyenianus Speg. |
| Astragalus rupestris Reiche | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-4000m |
| Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets crowded, glaucous, elliptic, grey lanate, flowers 6-15, ca. 8mm long, in raceme, pod spherical, ventricose, 15-25mm in diam., papery |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | lax carpet |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 South , 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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