| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus bryogenes Barneby |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 36: 171 (1984) |
| Native Range | Peru (Junín) |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-4500m |
| Description | leaves green, sparsely pilose, glabrescent, 1-2cm long, leaflets 9-12 pairs, oblong, obtuse, ca. 2mm, flowers 7mm, 1-3, shortly pedicellate, axillary, calyx black pubescent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus cuatrecasasii J.F.Macbr. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |