| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus famatinae I.M.Johnst. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 393 (1947) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-3200m |
| Description | silvery setose, leaflets 4-5 pairs, 2-9mm, broadly elliptic to narrowly oblong, rounded, adaxially subglabrous, racemes axillary, dense, pod oblong, ca. 1cm long, hirsute |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |