| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus geminiflorus Bonpl. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Aequinoct. [F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland] 1: 126 (1807) |
| Native Range | Ecuador |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-4800m |
| Description | leaves imparipinnate, leaflets crowded, oblong, silvery sericeous, 2-3mm long, flowers 1-2, sessile, axillary, pod bilocular, sericeous, 6-8mm long, ovoid |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Myobroma geminiflora (Bonpl.) Steven Tragacantha geminiflora (Bonpl.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |