| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus nelidae Gómez-Sosa |
| Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 25: 485 (1988) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina (San Juan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | densely hirsute, leaflets 5-7 pairs, broadly elliptic, subcomplicate, rounded, flowers 3-5 in terminal cluster, pod glabrous, ventricose, sharply acute, ca. 7mm long |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| 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 |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |