| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus arequipensis Vogel |
| Bibliography | Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 17 (1843) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-4600m |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves petiolate, to 12cm long, leaflets 10-12 pairs, ovate-oblong, raceme shorter than leaves, ca. 3cm long, flowers 4-8, calyx tubular, pod 1-2cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Astragalus bolivianus Phil. Astragalus drephanophorus Griseb. Astragalus orbignyanus Wedd. Astragalus sinocarpus Rusby Tragacantha arequipensis (Vogel) Kuntze Tragacantha arequipensis var. normalis Kuntze Tragacantha drepanophora (Griseb.) Kuntze Tragacantha orbignyana (Wedd.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |