| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus diminutivus (Phil.) Gómez-Sosa |
| Bibliography | Novon 15: 544 (2005) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | silvery pubescent, leaflets 5-7 pairs, obovate, retuse, minute, flowers solitary, subsessile, 8mm, calyx lobes narrowly triangular, pod ovoid, glabrous, 3mm |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus deminutivus (Phil.) I.M.Johnst. Phaca diminutiva Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |