| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus peruvianus Vogel |
| Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 18 (1843) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4800m |
| Description | leaves to 4cm long, leaflets ovate to lanceolate, thick, 1-2mm long, silvery appressed hirsute, flowers solitary, sessile, 6-10mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |