| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus helleri Fenzl trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 56 (1860) |
| Native Range | Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | stems shortly lanate, leaves ca. 2cm, leaflets numerous, oval, 1-2cm, on both faces yellowish sericeous-hirsute, raceme dense, ca. 5cm long, pod ovoid, densely lanate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | red-purple, pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus erythrostachys Ulbr. Astragalus orthanthus A.Gray Tragacantha helleri (Fenzl) Kuntze Tragacantha orthantha (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |